Gemini 4 Carbon vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Gemini 4 Carbon leads Nemotron 3.5 Super VL on coding, 86.6 to 14.8 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs 20.0x less per output token ($0.50 vs $10.00 per million). Updated November 14, 2026; 27 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemini 4 Carbon or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: which to pick
Pick Gemini 4 Carbon for coding: it scores 86.6 on the Vibe Coding Index against 14.8 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL.
Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for output tokens 20.0x cheaper ($0.50 vs $10.00 per million).
- Shared results
- 27
- Gemini 4 Carbon only
- 46
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL only
- 5
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
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, six public coding benchmarks
Gemini 4 Carbon
Gemini 4 Carbon scores 86.6 against 14.8.
4 and 3 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
Gemini 4 Carbon leads, 60.0 against 13.6.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Gemini 4 Carbon
Gemini 4 Carbon leads, 1319 against 1160.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
Gemini 4 Carbon leads, 70.5% against 29.8%.
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 4 Carbon $0.0070, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 4 Carbon 86.6 from 4 benchmarks, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 14.8 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 58.9 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): Gemini 4 Carbon 89.1% against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 3.7%, 85.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 4 Carbon $10.00 against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.50 per million output tokens, 20.0x 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 4 Carbon | Bars | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 6 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 6 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 6 | 0 | ||
| General | 4 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 27 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index60
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 91.0% | 54.1% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| LMArena WebDev | 1768 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 63.1% | 0.0% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 89.1% | 3.7% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| SciCode | Not measured | 47.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run) | 65.2% | 0.0% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | 40.6% | 6.1% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| FrontierSWE | 61.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| ALE-Bench | 2374.7 | 956.7 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1564 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1552 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1792 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1770 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| GameBench 2 | Not measured | 48.1 | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Not measured | 0.3% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 60.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 60.0 | 13.6 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 169.8 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index60
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1284 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 1224 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LiveBench research | 92.5% | 67.1% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| LiveBench browser | 80.0% | 21.6% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| LiveBench long agentic | 72.7% | 12.0% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 51.8% | 11.6% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 55.8% | 10.1% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 17.5% | 3.8% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| APEX-Agents | 84.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $16,484 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 90.6% | 74.6% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 30.7% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| HLE-Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 69.1% | 8.8% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| CritPt v2, hard subset (Artificial Analysis run) | 69.0% | 13.5% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 96.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| ARC-AGI | 98.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 94.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| SimpleBench | 92.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Chess puzzles | 78.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 73.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| EBR-bench | 87.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1551 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1582 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1545 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 100.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 90.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 95.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1538 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| MathArena | 85.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-Omniscience | 53.5 | -2.9 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| SimpleQA Verified | 77.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1535 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1525 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1542 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1520 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 78.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| PRBench Legal | 53.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index60
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1319 | 1160 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1357 | 1156 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1326 | 1078 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1084 | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1434 | 1119 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1348 | 1140 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| LiveBench design | 80.2% | 60.0% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 70.5% | 29.8% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| LiveBench data analysis | 86.5% | 64.6% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 79.3% | 69.0% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| GDPval-AA | 1733 | 1162 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| Furniture assembly | 77.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text | 1538 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1539 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1533 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1530 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1534 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1613 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1560 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1569 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1549 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1542 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1527 | Not measured | Only Gemini 4 Carbon measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | 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 4 Carbon | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | November 10, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.00 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.50 |
| Coding index | 86.6 | 14.8 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 4 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 4 Carbon better than Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for coding?
Pick Gemini 4 Carbon for coding: it scores 86.6 on the Vibe Coding Index against 14.8 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL. Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for output tokens 20.0x cheaper ($0.50 vs $10.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Gemini 4 Carbon or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Gemini 4 Carbon costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.15 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 4 Carbon or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 4 Carbon vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL comparison based on?
27 benchmarks have a result for both models as of November 14, 2026. Gemini 4 Carbon's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.