Which is cheaper, MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL has the lowest input price. Per 1M input tokens: MiniMax M3 from $0.28 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL from $0.15.

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?

MiniMax M3 has the largest context window: MiniMax M3 1,000,000 tokens and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 262,144 tokens.

Which is smarter, MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?

MiniMax M3 scores highest on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: MiniMax M3 18.9 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 13.6.

Can I switch between MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL without changing my code?

Yes. All of them are served through FastRouter's OpenAI-compatible API, so switching is a change of the model parameter (minimax/minimax-m3, nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl).

MiniMax M3 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL

Side-by-side pricing per provider, context window, benchmark scores and speed, all on one OpenAI-compatible API.

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MiniMax M3 Minimaxminimax/minimax-m3

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL NVIDIAnvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl

Creator

Minimax

NVIDIA

Released

May 31, 2026

Sep 16, 2026

Context window

262K

Max output

512K

131K

Input / 1MLowest provider price

$0.28$0.28–$0.30 across 2

$0.15

Output / 1MLowest provider price

$1.10$1.10–$1.20 across 2

$0.50

Providers

IntelligenceArtificial Analysis index

18.9

13.6

LatencyMedian time to first token

3.1s

—

ThroughputMedian tokens per second

<1 t/s

—

Accepts

Text, Image, Video

Produces

Text

Tool calling

Yes

Structured output

Yes

Reasoning

Yes

MiniMax M3 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: summary

MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL are both available through FastRouter's OpenAI-compatible API, so switching between them is a change of model id, not a new integration.

MiniMax M3, from Minimax, has a 1,000,000-token context window, costs from $0.28/1M input and $1.10/1M output tokens across 2 providers and scores 18.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, from NVIDIA, has a 262,144-token context window, costs $0.15/1M input and $0.50/1M output tokens and scores 13.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is the cheapest on input, 1.9× cheaper than the next model, MiniMax M3 has the largest context window and MiniMax M3 scores highest for intelligence.

Switch with one line

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.fastrouter.ai/api/v1", api_key="<FASTROUTER_API_KEY>") client.chat.completions.create(model="minimax/minimax-m3", messages=[...]) # or client.chat.completions.create(model="nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl", messages=[...])

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