GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh) vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh) 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 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh)
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh): 23.4% less intelligence, 57.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 86.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh) | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.6 | 26.5 | −23.4% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 23.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $179.33 | $282.51 | +57.5% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 57.5% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 45.86s | 6.35s | −86.2% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 86.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $1.20 | $0.23 / $0.57 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) scores 41.30 for $175.
- 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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