gpt-oss-120b (High) vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Which is better for the money: gpt-oss-120b (High) 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
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL scores 14.9 points higher (26.5 vs 11.6) but costs 2.3× as much to run the benchmark ($283 vs $123; both mid-range class). Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise gpt-oss-120b (High).
| Metric | gpt-oss-120b (High) | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.6 | 26.5 | +128.4% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 2.3× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $122.71 | $282.51 | +130.2% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 2.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.09s | 6.33s | −42.9% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 42.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.23 / $0.57 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs gpt-oss-120b (High): 128.4% more intelligence, 130.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 42.9% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- gpt-oss-120b (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
- 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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