GPT-6.1 Sol (High) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (High) by OpenAI or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (High)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (High): 54.4% less intelligence, 33.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 56.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (High) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 50.2 | 22.9 | −54.4% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 54.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $521.32 | $696.84 | +33.7% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 33.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 43.44s | 18.94s | −56.4% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 56.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (High) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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