Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Step 5 Preview

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL

NVIDIA

$0.15 / $0.50

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Step 5 Preview

StepFun

$1.00 / $2.70

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 6.0× cheaper than Step 5 Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Step 5 Preview scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (28.5 vs 13.6).

	Nemotron 3.5 Super VL	Step 5 Preview
Input price / 1M	$0.15	$1.00
Output price / 1M	$0.50	$2.70
Blended price (3:1)	$0.24	$1.43
Cached input / 1M	$0.02	$0.10
Context window	1M	1M
Max output	236K	64K
Intelligence index	13.6	28.5
Coding index	—	—
Providers	9	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-10-15	2026-10-08
Retirement	—	—

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL or Step 5 Preview?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 6.0× cheaper than Step 5 Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Step 5 Preview: which has a bigger context window?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: 1,048,576 tokens. Step 5 Preview: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL ≈ $550.00, Step 5 Preview ≈ $3,350.

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