GPT-5.3-Codex 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
GPT-5.3-Codex scores 29.5 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 GPT-5.3-Codex when what matters is AA Intelligence Index or Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads; pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when output tokens cost 28.0x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 400K tokens.
- Shared results
- 8
- GPT-5.3-Codex only
- 26
- 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
29.5 against 65.5, from different benchmarks with none in common.
Directional only
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GPT-5.3-Codex
GPT-5.3-Codex leads, 32.5 against 26.5.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads, 1171 against 1163.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL takes 1.05M tokens against 400K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
GPT-5.3-Codex $0.0088, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only GPT-5.3-Codex has the number, $0.59.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-5.3-Codex 29.5 from 1 benchmark, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 65.5 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- General, 14.3 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: 3D: GPT-5.3-Codex 1008 against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 1132, 15.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-5.3-Codex $14.00 against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.50 per million output tokens, 28.0x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-5.3-Codex takes 400K tokens, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 1.05M.
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 | GPT-5.3-Codex | Bars | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 1 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 1 | 4 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 4 | 4 |
CodingDirectional onlyFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index14 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 65.5% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1407 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 87.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 78.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 61.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 53.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 47.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 78.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| WeirdML | 79.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1655.2 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1395 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1422 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1443 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 32.5 | 26.5 | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 157.1 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1033 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 983 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1054 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1084 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1124 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| 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 | 86.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| METR time horizons | 74.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $5,940 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 42.5% | 30.7% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
MathNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 13 boards here | |||
KnowledgeNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 17 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1163 | 1171 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1137 | 1148 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1162 | 1108 | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1164 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1008 | 1132 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1145 | 1155 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1129 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1151 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 60.7% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 64.6% | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| IFBench | 75.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 83.3% | 69.0% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Neither model has a result on the other 43 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | 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 | OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | NVIDIA |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | February 24, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Context window | 400K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.75 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $14.00 | $0.50 |
| Coding index | 29.5 | 65.5 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.59 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-5.3-Codex better than Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for coding?
GPT-5.3-Codex scores 29.5 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 GPT-5.3-Codex when what matters is AA Intelligence Index or Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads; pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when output tokens cost 28.0x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 400K tokens.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.3-Codex or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
GPT-5.3-Codex costs $1.75 per million input tokens and $14.00 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.15 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for GPT-5.3-Codex only.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5.3-Codex or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, with 1.05M tokens against 400K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-5.3-Codex vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL comparison based on?
8 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. GPT-5.3-Codex'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.