GPT-5.5 (Medium) vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.5 (Medium) by OpenAI or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-5.5 (Medium) scores 7.3 points higher (33.8 vs 26.5) but costs 7.3× as much to run the benchmark ($2095 vs $286; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-5.5 (Medium) when you need intelligence above 26.5, and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when 26.5 is enough.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 (Medium) | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 33.8 | 26.5 | −21.6% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 21.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,095.12 | $286.07 | −86.3% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 86.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.28s | 6.31s | −52.5% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 52.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $30.0 | $0.23 / $0.57 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs GPT-5.5 (Medium): 21.6% less intelligence, 86.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 52.5% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.5 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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