Google vs 
NVIDIA
Verdict
- Google's flagship leads: Gemini 4 Argon at 70.7 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B at 55.7.
- Google has the better model in 4 of 4 price bands.
- Google's fastest ranked model (Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, 430 tok/s) beats NVIDIA's (Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, 288 tok/s).
- NVIDIA publishes more open-weights models (20 vs 17).
- Google ships more often: one model every 15 days against every 36.
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | NVIDIA | |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Gemma 4 26B A4B 56.2$0.198/M | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B thinking 50.6$0.450/M |
| Under $2/M | Gemini 3.8 Flash high 64.4$1.50/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B thinking 55.7$1.13/M |
| Under $10/M | Gemini 4 Argon high 70.7$4.00/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B thinking 55.7$1.13/M |
| Any price | Gemini 4 Argon high 70.7$4.00/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B thinking 55.7$1.13/M |
Line-up
| Metric | NVIDIA | |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 70.7 | 55.7 |
| Ranked models | 40 | 16 |
| Open-weights models | 17 | 20 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.040 | $0.070 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 430 | 288 |
| Release cadence, days | 15 | 36 |
| Last release | 6 Oct 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Next expected | 15 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026 |