Model Comparison

GPT-5.6 Sol vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1Which is better in 2026?

GPT-5.6 Sol significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: GPT-5.6 Sol vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 — which is better?

GPT-5.6 Sol (by OpenAI) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (by NVIDIA) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

GPT-5.6 Sol outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 0 benchmarks. GPT-5.6 Sol significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose GPT-5.6 Sol if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

GPT-5.6 Sol outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 0 benchmarks.

GPT-5.6 Sol significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jul 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-5.6 Sol specifies input context (1,050,000 tokens). Only GPT-5.6 Sol specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol
Input1,050,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Jul 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

GPT-5.6 Sol supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 does not.

GPT-5.6 Sol can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-5.6 Sol

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-5.6 Sol is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GPT-5.6 Sol

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-5.6 Sol was released on 2026-07-09, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

GPT-5.6 Sol is 16 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

GPT-5.6 Sol

Jul 9, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.3yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-5.6 Sol has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-02-16, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

GPT-5.6 Sol has more recent training data (up to 2026-02-16), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (2023-12-31).

GPT-5.6 Sol

Feb 2026

2.2 yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Larger context window (1,050,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (94.6% vs 54.1%)
NVIDIA
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-5.6 Sol and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-5.6 Sol
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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GPT-5.6 Sol
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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-5.6 Sol vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, GPT-5.6 Sol or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-5.6 Sol significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-5.6 Sol is made by OpenAI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does GPT-5.6 Sol compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

GPT-5.6 Sol scores Connectors: 100.0%, Capture-the-Flag Challenges (Internal): 96.7%, HealthBench Consensus: 95.5%, GPQA: 94.6%, MRCR v2 (8-needle): 91.5%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-5.6 Sol and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-5.6 Sol supports 1.1M tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GPT-5.6 Sol and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-5.6 Sol and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-5.6 Sol is developed by OpenAI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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