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GPT-4o vs NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) benchmark

Name: GPT-4o vs NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares GPT-4o (OpenAI) and NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) (nvidia) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) wins on output price at $0/1M. GPT-4o has the larger context window (128k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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GPT-4o

Previous OpenAI flagship. Still a common compare baseline on legacy pages.

Elo 1,335$10/1M out

nvidia

NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)

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$0/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

GPT-4o (6)vsNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) (2)

GPT-4o: 6W (75%)Overall: GPT-4oNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free): 2W (25%)

← GPT-4o1 tiesNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) →

GPT-4o (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,335vs—

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

54.8%vs—

LiveBench

54.2%vs—

GPQA Diamond

73.2%vs—

GPT-4o: 4WNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free): 0W

GPT-4o (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

110 tok/svs—

Time to first token

180 msvs—

GPT-4o: 2WNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free): 0W

NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$0/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$0/1M

Context window

128kvs128k

GPT-4o: 0WNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free): 2W

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Dimensional AdvantageGPT-4o 4/6

Preference Elo

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Price Efficiency

NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)

$10.00/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,335

EloHigh is better

—

LiveBench

High is better

54.2%

LiveBenchHigh is better

—

SWE-bench

High is better

54.8%

SWE-benchHigh is better

—

GPQA

High is better

73.2%

GPQAHigh is better

—

TTFT

Low is better

180 ms

TTFTLow is better

—

Speed

High is better

110 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

—

In $

Low is better

$2.5/1M

In $Low is better

$0/1M

Out $

Low is better

$10/1M

Out $Low is better

$0/1M

Context

High is better

128k

ContextHigh is better

128k

Key Selection Recommendations

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NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free):Pick NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)

Lower output list price ($0/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGPT-4o

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4o

GPT-4o is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)	Lower output list price ($0/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	GPT-4o	Larger window (128k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4o	GPT-4o is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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OpenAI

GPT-4o

Elo 1,335

LiveBench54.2%

SWE-bench54.8%

Speed110 tok/s

Output cost$10/1M

nvidia

NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$0/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-4o or NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, GPT-4o or NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) output tokens are $0/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-4o or NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: GPT-4o accepts 128k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. GPT-4o and NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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GPT-4o vs NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

GPT-4o (6)vsNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) (2)

GPT-4o: 6W (75%)Overall: GPT-4oNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free): 2W (25%)

← GPT-4o1 tiesNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) →

GPT-4o (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,335vs—

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

54.8%vs—

LiveBench

54.2%vs—

GPQA Diamond

73.2%vs—

GPT-4o: 4WNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free): 0W

GPT-4o (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

110 tok/svs—

Time to first token

180 msvs—

GPT-4o: 2WNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free): 0W

NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$0/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$0/1M

Context window

128kvs128k

GPT-4o: 0WNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free): 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatNVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)

Lower output list price ($0/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGPT-4o

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4o

GPT-4o is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)	Lower output list price ($0/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	GPT-4o	Larger window (128k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4o	GPT-4o is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-4o or NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, GPT-4o or NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) output tokens are $0/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, GPT-4o or NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

GPT-4o accepts 128k tokens versus 128k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. GPT-4o and NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free) Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

No shared data

No shared data

NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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