Hy3 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL scores 1.2 points higher (26.5 vs 25.3) but costs 1.9× as much to run the benchmark ($286 vs $150; both mid-range class). Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Hy3.
| Metric | Hy3 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.3 | 26.5 | +4.7% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 4.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $149.61 | $286.07 | +91.2% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 91.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 33.29s | 6.35s | −80.9% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 80.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $0.23 / $0.57 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Hy3: 4.7% more intelligence, 91.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 80.9% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Hy3 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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