# Cohere Chat API (Command models) vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (slim)

> Cohere Chat scores 64.7 (B) to Nemotron 3.5 Super VL's 58.9 (C) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Cohere Chat API (Command models) scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL's 58.9 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL leads on payments & pricing. Both do llm inference.

- Cohere Chat API (Command models): B 64.7, rank #376 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cohere-chat.min.md
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: C 58.9, rank #621 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-5-super-vl.min.md
- Cohere Chat API (Command models), good for Teams that want Command models for RAG with citations, tool use and multilingual work, and that may later move to a private deployment or Model Vault. Ahead on Reliability, 64 against 58; Schema & documentation, 84 against 74; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 65; Security & auth, 57 against 51; Transparency & trust, 74 against 59.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, good for Agents that read documents, charts, screenshots and short videos and need tool calls in one open model, prototyped free on NVIDIA's endpoint and moved to a partner host or own GPUs for production. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 35 against 30.

| Category | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 64 | 58 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 74 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 51 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 71 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | NVIDIA |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cohere.com/v2/chat` | `https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Cohere's Commercial SaaS Agreement. The SDKs are MIT | OpenMDW-1.1 for the weights (permissive, not an OSI licence). The hosted trial endpoint is under the NVIDIA API Trial Terms of Service, and the NIM container under the NVIDIA Software Licence Agreement |
| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-04-08 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-01 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |