NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 3B active parameters out of 30B total.
At a glance
- Input / 1M
- $0.05
- Output / 1M
- $0.13
- Context
- 262K
- Max output
- 131K
- Intelligence
- 12.9
- Released
- Aug 2026
Pricing
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning API pricing
Per-token rates, plus what common tasks actually cost.
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.05 |
|---|---|
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.13 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.02 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available |
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
$0.16
per 1,000 requests
Coding task
30K in, 4K out
$1.94
per 1,000 requests
Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
$7.30
per 1,000 requests
Benchmarks
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
12.9
Coding index
26.8
Agentic index
3.5
Specs
Context window and capabilities
What it can read, what it can write, and which API features it supports.
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Max output
- 131K tokens
- Input types
- Text
- Output types
- Text
- Reasoning effort
- Not available
- Release date
- August 11, 2026
- Tool calling
- Structured outputs
- JSON mode
- Reasoning
- Temperature
- Stop sequences
- Deterministic seed
- Verbosity control
Compare
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cost?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.13 per 1M output tokens through the API. A typical chat message costs about $0.16 per 1,000 messages.
What is the context window of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning accepts up to 262K tokens of input and can write up to 131K tokens in a single response.
What is the best alternative to Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Gemma 4 31B from Google is a strong alternative. It offers: higher intelligence score, accepts image and video.
Can I use Nemotron 3.5 Lightning alongside other models?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and any other models you pick at the same time, so you can compare answers side by side.
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