Alternatives to

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and what to use instead

For writing marketing and blog copy, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL scores 33 and costs $0.72 per 1,000 drafts. Here’s what beats it on price, on quality, or on privacy.

Cheaper at similar quality

At least 30% cheaper and within 5 points.

Nothing we track fits this today.

Better at a similar price

At least 5 points stronger and no more than 20% dearer.

glm-5.3-flash.app
GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai · open weightsSame price per draft, and 31 points stronger.$0.72 per 1,000 drafts · score 64Compare side by side →
gemma-4-31b-it.app
Gemma 4 31B ITGoogle · open weightsAbout 11% cheaper per draft, and 17 points stronger.$0.64 per 1,000 drafts · score 50Compare side by side →

Open weights you can host

Ranked by value: quality for the money.

glm-5.3-flash.app
GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai · open weightsSame price per draft, and 31 points stronger.$0.72 per 1,000 drafts · score 64Compare side by side →
glm-5.3.app
GLM-5.3Z.ai · open weightsAbout 789% dearer per draft, and 36 points stronger.$6.40 per 1,000 drafts · score 70Compare side by side →
kimi-k3.app
Kimi K3Moonshot AI · open weightsAbout 2733% dearer per draft, and 36 points stronger.$20.40 per 1,000 drafts · score 69Compare side by side →

Scores are provisional (Arena and Epoch AI) and prices are list prices. Rankings never take money into account. Thresholds are in the methodology.

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