Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 LightningAlternatives?
CheaperMiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen×45-22%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 20 GB → 186 GB+4
BetterGPT-6 Lunamedium×5-78%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenQwen3.8 27Bxhigh×11+1,167%$1.01Context: 1M → 262K+5
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5medium×30-41%$0.047Remove sampling parameters+5CheaperGPT-5.6 Lunahigh×5-45%$0.044MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen×45-22%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 20 GB → 186 GB+4Claude Haiku 5.5medium×30-41%$0.047Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunamax×25-15%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunahigh×5-45%$0.044
Muse Glimmer 30BhighOpensame-28%$0.058Context: 1M → 131KGPT-6 Lunamedium×5-78%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5low×25-69%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5.6 Lunahigh×5-45%$0.044MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen×45-22%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 20 GB → 186 GB+4GPT-6.1 Sollow×61+64%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5Qwen3.8 27BxhighOpen×11+1,167%$1.01Context: 1M → 262K+5IK2 Horizon 7BthinkingOpensame+977%$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 524K
North Mini CodeOpensame——Context: 1M → 256KMuse Glimmer 30BhighOpensame-28%$0.058Context: 1M → 131KQwen 3.5 9BthinkingOpensame+167%$0.21Context: 1M → 262KNemotron 3 UltrathinkingOpensame+626%$0.58Memory (4-bit): 20 GB → 336 GBNemotron 3.5 Super VLOpensame+137%$0.19Memory (4-bit): 20 GB → 75 GBNemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9BOpensame——Context: 1M → 256K+1NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4BOpensame——Context: 1M → 262KNemotron 3 Super 120B A12BOpensame+1,962%$1.64Memory (4-bit): 20 GB → 74 GBNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BthinkingOpensame-79%$0.017Context: 1M → 131KNVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4Openn/a—$0.08 / $0.45Memory (4-bit): not verifiedNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningOpenn/a—$0 / $0Context: 1M → 256KAll NVIDIA models →Run it yourself
estimateFAQ
How much does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cost?›
$0.025 per 1M input tokens and $0.12 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: Darkbloom). A typical benchmark task costs about $0.079 at default effort.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.025 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, and what is it best at?›
#182 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #63 of 132 in Coding, #113 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #101 of 133 in Vision & Documents.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?›
On Terminal-Bench 4.0, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores 0.5 vs 0.5 — about the same. It is 86% cheaper per task.
How can I use Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?›
Through the API of CoreWeave, Darkbloom, DeepInfra.
What is the context window of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?›
1M tokens.
When was Nemotron 3.5 Lightning released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-08-11. It is the current version in its line.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (openmdw-1.1 licence).
Can I run Nemotron 3.5 Lightning locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Nemotron 3.5 Lightning read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?›
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open-weights language model from NVIDIA, released Aug 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?›
MiMo v2.6 Flash (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Qwen3.8 27B (open weights).