AI model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is an open multimodal mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 12B active parameters out of 120B total.
- Input / 1M
- $0.15
- Output / 1M
- $0.50
- Context
- 1.05M
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a high speed, high value thinking model designed for agentic workflows, multi turn chat, and coding assistance.
- Input / 1M
- $0.50
- Output / 1M
- $3
- Context
- 1.05M
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
4.5x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
26.5 vs 26.3 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Tie
1.05M vs 1.05M tokens
Newer release
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Released October 15, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Gemini 3 Flash Preview26.3Coding index
Gemini 3 Flash PreviewNot availableAgentic index
Gemini 3 Flash PreviewNot availablePricing
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.50 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.50 | $3 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.02 | $0.05 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | $0.08 |
| Web searchPer request | Not available | $0.014 |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Gemini 3 Flash Preview$2.50Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Gemini 3 Flash Preview$27$13.50 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Gemini 3 Flash Preview$81$13.50 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.05M tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Max output | 236K tokens | 66K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text, Video | Audio, File, Image, Text, Video |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | High, Medium, Low, Minimal, None |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Medium |
| Release date | October 15, 2026 | December 17, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 4.5x cheaper for a typical chat. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (26.5 vs 26.3). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL or Gemini 3 Flash Preview cheaper?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $3 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL smarter than Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL scores 26.5 and Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores 26.3, putting Nemotron 3.5 Super VL ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Gemini 3 Flash Preview at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Gemini 3 Flash Preview answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Gemini 3 Flash Preview at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.