Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads Nemotron 3 Super on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 26.5 to 12.8, at about the same output price ($0.50 vs $0.45 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 4 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL or Nemotron 3 Super: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).
- Shared results
- 4
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL only
- 12
- Nemotron 3 Super only
- 35
- Like-for-like categories
- 4 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
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads, 26.5 against 12.8.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Super has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.7.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL has a Design Arena: websites result, 1172.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.0004, Nemotron 3 Super $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Super not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Intelligence, 13.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- AA Intelligence Index: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 26.5 against Nemotron 3 Super 12.8, 13.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL $0.50 against Nemotron 3 Super $0.45 per million output tokens, 1.1x apart.
- Context window
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL takes 1.05M tokens, Nemotron 3 Super 262K.
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 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Bars | Nemotron 3 Super | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 1 | 0 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 4 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 65.5% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 37.7 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| SciCode | 47.8% | 36.2% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 28.8% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 38.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 213.9 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1404 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1409 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 26.5 | 12.8 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 1.7 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LiveBench research | 70.9% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveBench browser | 4.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 15.8% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 67.8% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 78.8% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 80.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 30.7% | 20.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1386 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1398 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1397 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1380 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1405 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| MathArena | Not measured | 16.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1388 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1383 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1392 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1364 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1172 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1148 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1110 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1127 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1154 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| LiveBench design | 60.7% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | 64.6% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 71.5% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 69.0% | 65.7% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1378 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1347 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1317 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1400 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1356 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1432 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1341 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1403 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1418 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1336 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1346 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1369 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1362 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1331 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1336 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Nemotron 3 Super | 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 Super costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nemotron 3 Super costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nemotron 3 Super 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 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | October 15, 2026 | March 11, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.15 | $0.085 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.50 | $0.45 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL better than Nemotron 3 Super for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Super costs $0.085 and $0.45. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Nemotron 3 Super comparison based on?
4 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Nemotron 3 Super's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.