Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Instant vs Nemotron 3 Super
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 7 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 39.6 to 26.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 48.6% for GPT-5.5 Instant and 36% for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 42.7 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2026-05-05 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 48.6% | 36% |
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1403 |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 3.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1380 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 2.4% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 68.1% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | 1398 |
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Nemotron 3 Super: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1428 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1411 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1429 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1347 |
Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 1369 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Nemotron 3 Super?
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Nemotron 3 Super share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.