GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Super
| Signal | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | Delta | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 33 | -33 | |
Pricing | 98 | -2 | |
Context window size | 57 | -38 | |
Recency | 0 | -100 | |
Output Capacity | 60 | -10 | |
| Overall Result | 0 wins | of 5 | 5 wins |
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GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
OpenAI
Nemotron 3 Super
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super saves you $221.50/month
That's $2658.00/year compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 40 | -- |
| Rank | #360 | #284 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Quality Rank | #360 | #284 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Adoption Rank | #360 | #284 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Parameters | -- | 120B | -- |
| Context Window | 4K | 1000K | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Pricing | $1.50/$2.00/M | $0.08/$0.40/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 33 | 67 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Pricing | 98 | 100 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Context window size | 57 | 95 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Recency | 0 | 100 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Output Capacity | 60 | 70 | Nemotron 3 Super |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #360), placing it in the top -24% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #284), placing it in the top 2% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 0-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct when you need:
- Budget-friendly applications with moderate quality requirements
Choose Nemotron 3 Super when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Processing long documents or large codebases (1000K token context)
- Agentic applications using tool/function calling
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Nemotron 3 Super offers 86% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $7.27/month with Nemotron 3 Super vs $52.50/month with GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct - a $45.23 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Nemotron 3 Super also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1000K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.40/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (40/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct and Nemotron 3 Super are extremely close in overall performance (only 0 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Nemotron 3 Super
86% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
OpenAI
Nemotron 3 Super
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super saves you $4.47/month
That's 88% cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 4K | 1M |
| Max Output Tokens | 4,096 | 16,384 |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | Sep 28, 2023 | Mar 11, 2026 |