AI model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Ling 3.0 Flash VL
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
inclusionAI
Ling 3.0 Flash VL
Ling 3.0 Flash VL builds on Ling 3.0 Flash (124B total / 5.5B active MoE from InclusionAI), further strengthening its language capabilities while adding native visual perception and advanced visual
- Input / 1M
- $0.06
- Output / 1M
- $0.18
- Context
- 131K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Ling 3.0 Flash VL
2.6x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
26.5 vs 24.6 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
1.05M vs 131K 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
Coding index
Agentic index
Pricing
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Ling 3.0 Flash VL API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.06 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.50 | $0.18 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
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
Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.05M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Max output | 236K tokens | 33K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text, Video | Image, Text, Video |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | October 15, 2026 | September 10, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
Ling 3.0 Flash VL is 2.6x cheaper for a typical chat. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (26.5 vs 24.6). Nemotron 3.5 Super VL has the larger context window (1.05M vs 131K tokens). 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 Ling 3.0 Flash VL cheaper?
Ling 3.0 Flash VL is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Ling 3.0 Flash VL costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.18 per 1M output tokens, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL or Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 131K for Ling 3.0 Flash VL.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL smarter than Ling 3.0 Flash VL?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL scores 26.5 and Ling 3.0 Flash VL scores 24.6, 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 Ling 3.0 Flash VL 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 Ling 3.0 Flash VL answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Ling 3.0 Flash VL at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.