// NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
A NVIDIA model. 2 prices across 2 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- —
- Lowest (DeepInfra)
- $0.06 / $0.16
- Context
- 262K
- AA index
- 12.9
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimates
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Context window | 262K (262,144 tokens) |
| Max output | 33K |
| Input | Text |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · openmdw-1.1 (custom) · Hugging Face |
| Parameters | 31.6B (from weight files) |
| Released | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Model IDs | nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning · nvidia-nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b |
02Prices on 2 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra · bf16 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.06 | $0.16 | $0.03 | 0.085 | 262K | DeepInfra price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=bf16; discount field=0); not checked against DeepInfra's own page |
| Fireworks Inference platform (own price page) | Platform 10-10 | $0.05 | $0.2 | $0.01 | 0.087 | 262K | Batch −50%Fireworks AI own pricing page; batch -50% |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
DeepInfra - Inference platform (own price page)
Fireworks - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→ - Free option
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (OpenRouter)→ - Free option
NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-BF16→
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexNemotron 3.5 Lightning
- 12.9
- Output speed (median)
- 307 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 0.64s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 151.26
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
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FAQ
How much does the Nemotron 3.5 Lightning API cost?
There is no official pay-as-you-go price in our data. The lowest listed price is $0.06 / $0.16 on DeepInfra.
What is the context window of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
262K tokens of context, up to 33K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-BF16). Licence: openmdw-1.1 (custom).