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GPT-5.6 Sol vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 23 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

81.96/100
No comparison
3 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.6 Sol #3 (Supported); Nemotron 3 Ultra unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.6 Sol and Nemotron 3 Ultra share 23 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 23 results are unique to GPT-5.6 Sol; 15 to Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
23
GPT-5.6 Sol only
23
Nemotron 3 Ultra only
15
Comparable categories
3 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. GPT-5.6 Sol makes more sense if knowledge is the priority; Nemotron 3 Ultra is the better fit if you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 23 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

GPT-5.6 Sol and Nemotron 3 Ultra finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

GPT-5.6 Sol is also the more expensive model on tokens at $5.00 input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Nemotron 3 Ultra. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-5.6 Sol and Nemotron 3 Ultra
CategoryGPT-5.6 SolΔNemotron 3 Ultra
KnowledgeGPT-5.6 Sol94.6Margin 40.8Nemotron 3 Ultra53.8
AgenticGPT-5.6 Sol92.0Margin 40.7Nemotron 3 Ultra51.3
CodingGPT-5.6 Sol64.6Margin 6.3Nemotron 3 Ultra58.3
ReasoningGPT-5.6 SolNot measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra61.9
MathGPT-5.6 Sol87.5MarginNo overlapNemotron 3 UltraNot measured
MultilingualGPT-5.6 SolNot measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra83.0
MultimodalGPT-5.6 Sol83.0MarginNo overlapNemotron 3 UltraNot measured
Inst. FollowingGPT-5.6 SolNot measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra81.7

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · GPT-5.6 SolB · Nemotron 3 Ultra
  1. BrowseComp

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 92.2%B 44.4%
    Winner: GPT-5.6 SolΔ 47.8
    BrowseComp: GPT-5.6 Sol scored 92.2%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 44.4%. GPT-5.6 Sol wins this benchmark.
  2. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 91.9%B 56.4%
    Winner: GPT-5.6 SolΔ 35.5
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: GPT-5.6 Sol scored 91.9%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 56.4%. GPT-5.6 Sol wins this benchmark.
  3. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 94.6%B 87%
    Winner: GPT-5.6 SolΔ 7.6
    GPQA: GPT-5.6 Sol scored 94.6%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 87%. GPT-5.6 Sol wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.6 Sol$5 input / $30 outputNemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 outputNemotron 3 Ultra has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.6 SolNot availableNemotron 3 UltraNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.6 SolNot availableNemotron 3 UltraNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.6 Sol1MNemotron 3 Ultra1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticGPT-5.6 Sol wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 91.9%56.4%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
BrowseCompSource 92.2%44.4%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
OSWorld 2.0Source 62.6%Not comparable
CyberGymSource 84.5%Not comparable
ExploitGymSource 33.7%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 58%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 54.0%27.4%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 85.1%83.3%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
GDPval-AASource 61.8%33.2%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
GDPval-AASource 17361164GPT-5.6 Sol leads
AA BriefcaseSource 1501870GPT-5.6 Sol leads
AA ITBenchSource 56.2%Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 33.0%Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource 51.2%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 87.2%81.7%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
terminalBenchHardSource 65.9%36.4%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
aaTerminalBench21Source 88%Not comparable
PinchBenchSource 90.0%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 70.9%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 37.4%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 28.9%Not comparable
CodingGPT-5.6 Sol wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraResult
SWE-bench ProSource 64.6%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 91.9%56.4%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
deepSweSource 72.7%Not comparable
FrontierCode 1.1 ExtendedSource 60.6%Not comparable
cursorBench32Source 67.2%Not comparable
VulcanBench v3Source 87.0%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 77.4%49.3%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
AA-SciCodeSource 56.1%39.9%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 71.9%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 67.7%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 44.6%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraResult
ARC-AGI-3Source 7.8%Not comparable
GeneBench-ProSource 28.7%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 73.7%67.0%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
CritPtSource 32.3%3.1%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
LongBench v2Source 61.9%Not comparable
KnowledgeGPT-5.6 Sol wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraResult
GPQASource 94.6%87%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
GPQA-DSource 94.6%87.0%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
HealthBench ProfessionalSource 60.5%Not comparable
HealthBench HardSource 33.1%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 58.9%37.8%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 94.1%86.7%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
AA-HLESource 47.2%26.6%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 21.7%-0.8%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 58.5%21.6%GPT-5.6 Sol leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 88.8%28.5%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
HLESource 26.7%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 26.7%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 86.8%Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource 83.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraResult
FrontierMath (legacy)Source 89%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 89.000%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 83.000%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraResult
MMLU-ProXSource 83%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraResult
MMMU-ProSource 83%Not comparable
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 84.6%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 83.4%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1129Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolNemotron 3 UltraResult
AA-IFBenchSource 72.7%81.4%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
IFBenchSource 81.7%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, GPT-5.6 Sol or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

GPT-5.6 Sol and Nemotron 3 Ultra are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.6 Sol or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

GPT-5.6 Sol has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 94.6 versus 53.8. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.6 Sol or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

GPT-5.6 Sol has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 64.6 versus 58.3. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.6 Sol or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

GPT-5.6 Sol has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 51.3. Inside this category, AA Briefcase is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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