# GPT-5.5 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-5-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GPT-5.5 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GPT-5.5 has the higher overall point estimate 69.35 to 49.51. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 93.3 for GPT-5.5 and 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 52.2% and 29.2%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 69.35 | 49.51 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 42 | 19 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $5.00 / $30.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.5 public-lane score: 62.8 (Supported · #22/127)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 44.2 (Estimated · #61/127)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 81.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 84.4% | 78% | GPT-5.5 |
| OSWorld-Verified | 78.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 75.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 55.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | 98% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 72.93% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 17.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 13.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 42.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 13.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 76.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | 20% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 76.5% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 18.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.5 public-lane score: 62 (Supported · #14/150)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 58.6% | 51.8% | GPT-5.5 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 82.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 69.85% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 84.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | 59.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 58.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | 43.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 27.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 88.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 71.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.5 public-lane score: 70.4 (#20/28)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR v2 64K-128K | 83.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MRCR v2 128K-256K | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 85% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 95.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 10.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.5 public-lane score: 75.5 (#23/54)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 62 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 83.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | 54.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 29.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLongBench-Doc | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 78.2% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 80.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.5 public-lane score: 72 (Supported · #14/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 51.8 (Estimated · #73/184)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 93.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 93.6% | 89.5% | GPT-5.5 |
| HLE | 52.2% | 29.2% | GPT-5.5 |
| HLE w/o tools | 41.4% | 31.8% | GPT-5.5 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 93.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 88.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.5 public-lane score: 93.3 (#8/146)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#72/146)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 70.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.5 public-lane score: 91.2 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 51.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 85.263% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 72.500% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.5 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B?

GPT-5.5 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 93.3 for GPT-5.5 and 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.5 cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.5 currently has 42 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B currently has 19 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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