GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) by OpenAI or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) scores 34.2 points higher (47.0 vs 12.8) but costs 2.6× as much to run the benchmark ($3465 vs $1319; flagship vs premium cost classes). Pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning).
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 47.0 | 12.8 | −72.8% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 72.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,464.84 | $1,318.62 | −61.9% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 61.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 112.22s | 16.78s | −85.0% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 85.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $4.00 / $20.0 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Max): 72.8% less intelligence, 61.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 85.0% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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