AI model comparison

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is a high-efficiency model from Google with upgraded agentic capabilities.

Input / 1M
$0.30
Output / 1M
$2.50
Context
1.05M

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra is an open frontier-reasoning and orchestration model from NVIDIA, with 55B active parameters out of 550B total (MoE).

Input / 1M
$0.50
Output / 1M
$2.20
Context
262K

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

1.1x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Nemotron 3 Ultra

22.9 vs 22.2 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

1.05M vs 262K tokens

Newer release

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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Released July 21, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

google logoGemini 3.5 Flash Lite22.2
nvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra22.9

Coding index

google logoGemini 3.5 Flash Lite49.3
nvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra49.3

Agentic index

google logoGemini 3.5 Flash Lite14.3
nvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra20.1

Pricing

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Nemotron 3 Ultra API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricgoogle logoGemini 3.5 Flash Litenvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.30$0.50
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$2.50$2.20
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.03$0.10
Cache writePer 1M tokens$0.08Not available
Web searchPer request$0.014Not available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

google logoGemini 3.5 Flash Lite$1.85
nvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra$2.10

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

google logoGemini 3.5 Flash Lite$19$10.90 cached
nvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra$23.80$11.80 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

google logoGemini 3.5 Flash Lite$50$9.50 cached
nvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra$79.40$19.40 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricgoogle logoGemini 3.5 Flash Litenvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra
Context window1.05M tokens262K tokens
Max output66K tokens16K tokens
Input typesAudio, File, Image, Text, VideoText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsHigh, Medium, Low, MinimalHigh, Medium
Default reasoning effortMinimalHigh
Release dateJuly 21, 2026June 4, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricgoogle logoGemini 3.5 Flash Litenvidia logoNemotron 3 Ultra
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is 1.1x cheaper for a typical chat. Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (22.9 vs 22.2). Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the larger context window (1.05M vs 262K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Nemotron 3 Ultra cheaper?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens, while Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 262K for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite smarter than Nemotron 3 Ultra?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores 22.2 and Nemotron 3 Ultra scores 22.9, putting Nemotron 3 Ultra ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Nemotron 3 Ultra at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Nemotron 3 Ultra answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Nemotron 3 Ultra at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.