Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Batch API 50% Off) vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL — API Pricing, 150K Cache & Latency Benchmark
Side-by-side unit economics audit comparing Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Batch API 50% Off) (anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-batch: Input $1/1M, Output $5/1M, Warm Cache Read $0.1/1M) against NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl: Input $0.2/1M, Output $0.6/1M, Warm Cache Read $0.02/1M).
Activate 4-breakpoint prefix caching on Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Batch API 50% Off) to cut input token costs from $1/1M down to $0.1/1M, or route async workloads via Batch API for 50% off.
Lock static system prompt prefixes on NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL to pay $0.02/1M warm cache rates instead of $0.2/1M uncached input, plus eligible startup cloud credits.
In Etuki FinOps telemetry comparing Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Batch API 50% Off) (API ID: anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-batch) vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (API ID: nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl), NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL offers lower standard uncached input pricing at $0.2/1M tokens, while NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads in 10-turn 150K cache-pinned coding economics at $0.0690 per 10 turns (saving $0.3160 over Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Batch API 50% Off)). For latency-sensitive interactive agents, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL delivers 65ms faster P90 time-to-first-token (245ms vs 310ms).
| Specification / FinOps Dimension | Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Batch API 50% Off) (anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-batch) | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl) | Verified Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official Vendor API ID | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-batch | nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl | UMCE 563-Registry Locked |
| 563-Registry & Routing Eligibility | is_known: true | routable: true | is_known: true | routable: true | Both Merkle Verified |
| Standard Uncached Input (/1M tokens) | $1 / 1M | $0.2 / 1M | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Warm Prefix Cache Read (/1M tokens) | $0.1 / 1M | $0.02 / 1M | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Standard Output (/1M tokens) | $5 / 1M | $0.6 / 1M | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| Context Window Capacity | 200K Tokens | 200K Tokens | Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Batch API 50% Off) |
| 150K Prompt × 10 Turns (Unpinned Cold + 2K Out) | $1.6000 | $0.3120 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| 150K × 10 Turns Case A (100% Static Pinned) | $0.3850 (saves $1.2150) | $0.0690 (saves $0.2430) | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (-$0.3160) |
| 150K × 10 Turns Case B (90% Static + 10% Tail) | $0.5065 (saves $1.0935) | $0.0933 (saves $0.2187) | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| P50 / P90 First-Token Latency | 211ms / 310ms (95 tok/s) | 167ms / 245ms (132 tok/s) | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (-65ms) |
1. Full-Turn Rate-Card Substitution for Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Batch API 50% Off): At an uncached input rate of $1/1M, output rate of $5/1M, and warm cache read rate of $0.1/1M, running 10 consecutive 150,000-token coding agent turns (with 2,000 output tokens/turn) without prefix pinning costs $1.6000. Locking 100% static prefixes (Case A: 1 cold turn + 9 warm cached turns + 20K total output) reduces 10-turn spend to $0.3850 (saving $1.2150); under a 90% static prefix + 10% dynamic tail workload (Case B), 10-turn spend is $0.5065.
2. Full-Turn Rate-Card Substitution for NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL & Winner Verdict: On NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL ($0.2/1M input, $0.6/1M output, $0.02/1M warm cache), 10 unpinned 150K turns cost $0.3120, dropping to $0.0690 in Case A and $0.0933 in Case B. Across every 10-turn 150K coding loop (including output tokens), NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL delivers an additional $0.3160 Case-A cost advantage.
Production Workload TCO: 25,000 MAU • 50M Tokens/Mo (50% Cache Hit) • 2,000 GB Egress
💡 Optimal FinOps Verdict: Deploying NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL saves $61.60/month ($739/year) at 25,000 MAU & 50M monthly tokens (80% input / 20% output split with 50% prefix cache hit rate).