AI Models · Open-Source vs Paid

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL Open vs GPT Chat Latest Paid

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs GPT Chat Latest compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Can the open-source model replace the paid one? Full 2026 breakdown.

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

Open-model prices = cheapest provider via OpenRouter; official maker rates may be higher.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VLOpenNVIDIA
$0.15 /M input
$0.5 /M outputNo per-token fees if you self-host
TypeOpen-weight
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostYes
GPT Chat LatestPaidOpenAI
$5 /M input
$30 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window400K tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL if you want to self-host, keep your data private and skip per-token fees — it's open-weight and runs on your own hardware. Choose GPT Chat Latest if you want frontier capability through a managed API with zero infrastructure to run.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs GPT Chat Latest specs

SpecNemotron 3.5 Super VLGPT Chat LatestWinner
MakerNVIDIAOpenAI–
TypeOpen-weightProprietaryNemotron 3.5 Super VL
Context window1M tokens400K tokensNemotron 3.5 Super VL
Input price$0.15/M · free self-host$5/MNemotron 3.5 Super VL
Output price$0.5/M · free self-host$30/MNemotron 3.5 Super VL
Vision / multimodalYesYes= Tie
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableYesNo (API only)Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
LicenseNVIDIA Open ModelProprietaryNemotron 3.5 Super VL

Price gap & when to choose each

60×cheaper per output token

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is ~60× cheaper than GPT Chat Latest on output tokens ($0.5 vs $30 per M tokens).

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL if…
  • You want to self-host or run on your cloud
  • You need the longer 1M context window
  • You prioritize data privacy & control
  • You want the lowest operating costs
  • You are building open or reproducible AI
Choose GPT Chat Latest if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure

Feature comparison

CapabilityNemotron 3.5 Super VLGPT Chat Latest
Open weights (downloadable)✓✗
Self-hostable✓✗
Runs fully offline✓✗
Vision / multimodal✓✓
Tool / function calling✓✓
1M+ context window✓✗

Benchmarks: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs GPT Chat Latest

Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
GPT Chat Latest
Intelligence index
26.5
–
Humanity's Last Exam
30.7%
–
Long Context Reasoning
69%
–
SciCode
47.8%
–
Speed
456.5 tok/s
–
Latency
0.51s
–
Intelligence per $
84.7
–

Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.

How Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and GPT Chat Latest score

🏆 Best value & openness: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (5.0 vs 3.0 / 5)
CriterionNemotron 3.5 Super VLGPT Chat Latest
Cost-efficiency5.03.0
Context window5.04.5
Openness5.01.5
Self-hosting5.01.0
Multimodality5.05.0

Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.

What each model is

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL Open

NVIDIA · Open-weight

NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is an open multimodal mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 12B active parameters out of 120B total. It takes text, images, documents, GUI screenshots, and video...

GPT Chat Latest Paid

OpenAI · Proprietary

GPT Chat Latest points to OpenAI's stable API alias `chat-latest` that always resolves to the latest Instant chat model used in ChatGPT. As OpenAI rolls out new Instant model updates...

Other models in these families

These variants are tracked but not compared here — one page per family keeps the comparison readable.

Other variants tracked
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)Nemotron 3 UltraNemotron 3 Ultra (free)Nemotron 3.5 LightningNemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)Nemotron 3 SuperNemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNemotron 3.5 Content SafetyNemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free)

Frequently asked questions

Is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL as good as GPT Chat Latest?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is open-weight and competitive on many tasks, but GPT Chat Latest may still lead on the hardest reasoning and agentic work. The gap keeps narrowing — benchmark both on your actual use case before deciding.

Can I run Nemotron 3.5 Super VL locally?

Yes. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL has open weights, so you can self-host it on your own GPUs or run it via a low-cost API. GPT Chat Latest is API-only and cannot be self-hosted.

How much cheaper is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.5/M output vs $30/M for GPT Chat Latest — roughly 60x cheaper via API, and free if you self-host.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs GPT Chat Latest — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL if you want to self-host, keep your data private and skip per-token fees — it's open-weight and runs on your own hardware. Choose GPT Chat Latest if you want frontier capability through a managed API with zero infrastructure to run.

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