Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Updated October 21, 2026. 8 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Gemini 2.5 Flash scores 28.7 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 65.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking.
Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when output tokens cost 5.0x less, or when what matters is AA Intelligence Index or Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 8
- Gemini 2.5 Flash only
- 61
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL only
- 8
- Like-for-like categories
- 4 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
No call
28.7 against 65.5, from different benchmarks with none in common.
Directional only
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads, 26.5 against 15.5.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads, 1171 against 1074.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1.05M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Gemini 2.5 Flash $0.0015, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 2.5 Flash has the number, $0.466.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 2.5 Flash 28.7 from 1 benchmark, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 65.5 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Reasoning, 18.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run): Gemini 2.5 Flash 12.1% against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 30.7%, 18.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 2.5 Flash $2.50 against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.50 per million output tokens, 5.0x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 1.05M tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Bars | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 1 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 5 | ||
| General | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 8 |
CodingDirectional onlyFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 28.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 65.5% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 69.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 47.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 13.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 17.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1423 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1425 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 15.5 | 26.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.9 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 70.9% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 4.0% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 15.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 31.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| BALROG | 33.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $549 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 79.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 12.1% | 30.7% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| ARC-AGI | 33.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 2.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| SimpleBench | 41.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1422 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1426 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1420 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1245 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1244 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 73.3 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 73.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1411 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1422 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 40.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 83.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1433 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1428 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1430 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1404 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1074 | 1171 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1005 | 1148 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1005 | 1108 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1060 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1021 | 1132 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1059 | 1155 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1018 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 60.7% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 64.6% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 44.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 83.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| IFBench | 50.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 65.3% | 69.0% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| DTBench | 76.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMCA | 27.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text | 1417 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1405 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1400 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1418 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1409 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1449 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1417 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1396 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1385 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1432 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1422 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1415 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1413 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1408 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1419 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1405 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1393 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1239 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1284 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1237 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1225 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1277 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1252 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1241 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Google Gemini 2.5 Flash | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | June 17, 2025 | October 15, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.50 |
| Coding index | 28.7 | 65.5 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.466 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash better than Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for coding?
Gemini 2.5 Flash scores 28.7 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 65.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking. Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when output tokens cost 5.0x less, or when what matters is AA Intelligence Index or Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Gemini 2.5 Flash costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.15 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 2.5 Flash only.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL comparison based on?
8 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemini 2.5 Flash's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.