AI model comparison

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL vs GPT-5.6 Sol

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL from NVIDIA lists 128K context, 128K maximum output, $0.20 input per 1M tokens, $0.60 output per 1M tokens. GPT-5.6 Sol from OpenAI lists 1.05M context, 128K maximum output, $5.00 input per 1M tokens, $30.00 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

NVIDIA

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL from NVIDIA: Nemotron multimodal model for visual reasoning and agentic AI workflows.

Context
128K
Max output
128K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.20
Output / 1M tokens
$0.60

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video input

Produces

  • Text output
VS

OpenAI

GPT-5.6 Sol

GPT-5.6 Sol from OpenAI: Frontier GPT-5.6 model for complex professional work, coding, and agentic workflows.

Context
1.05M
Max output
128K
Input / 1M tokens
$5.00
Output / 1M tokens
$30.00

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • PDF input

Produces

  • Text output

At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL

  • Input price: $0.20
  • Output price: $0.60

GPT-5.6 Sol

  • Context capacity: 1.05M

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL:128K

GPT-5.6 Sol:1.05M

GPT-5.6 Sol

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL:128K

GPT-5.6 Sol:128K

Same value

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL:$0.20

GPT-5.6 Sol:$5.00

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL:$0.60

GPT-5.6 Sol:$30.00

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL and GPT-5.6 Sol. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationNemotron Nano 12B v2 VLGPT-5.6 Sol
ProviderNVIDIAOpenAI
Listed pricing routeNVIDIAOpenAI
Model familynemotrongpt-sol
Accepted inputstext, image, videotext, image, pdf
Produced outputstexttext
Context window128K1.05MHigher
Max output128K128K
Input price / 1M$0.20Lower$5.00
Output price / 1M$0.60Lower$30.00
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputNot documentedNot documented
Structured outputNot documentedDocumented
LicenseOpen weightsProprietary

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL if you need a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Consider GPT-5.6 Sol if you need larger context. Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL offers downloadable weights; GPT-5.6 Sol is listed as a proprietary model. Compare licence terms and operating costs before choosing a deployment. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

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Questions people ask

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