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Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (high)

Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) leads on average score with 8.5 vs 8.4. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.349 vs $1.438. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 15.01s vs 49.88s, with pass rates of 76.8% vs 82.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-16

Compared models

Rank
#78
Total Output Tokens
73,018
Response Time (avg)
15.01s
Total Cost
$1.438
Rank
#81
Total Output Tokens
608,283
Response Time (avg)
49.88s
Total Cost
$0.349
Recommended model Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (high)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.4 vs 8.5), while costing about 4.1x less than Claude Sonnet 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 Nemotron 3.5 Super VL Nemotron 3.5 Super VL high Release: 2026-10-15 Free Available
Score 8.5 8.4
Rank #78 #81
Reliability 10.0 9.9
Consistency 9.1 8.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 76.8% 82.6%
Flaky tests 3 6
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 8.985 2.324
Total Cost $1.438 $0.349
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.020 / 1M
Cache Write Price $2.500 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 353,658 296,001
Output Tokens 54,891 8,105
Reasoning Tokens 18,370 600,178
Response Time (avg) 15.01s 49.88s
Response Time (max) 69.26s 310.51s
Response Time (total) 345.16s 1147.24s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) 120B total (12B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#78 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#81 Nemotron 3.5 Super VL

high
Cost
$0.005
Time
25.6s
Tokens
9,076 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 59.18s 7,623 352 133,374

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