Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
NVIDIA · Open weights · 262K context · released Aug 11, 2026 · checked 23h ago
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 3B active parameters out of 30B total.
Ways to buy 5
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkbloom int4 · cached $0.013 | $0.025 | $0.12 | $0.025 / $0.12Cheapest | $0.013 | Cheapest |
bf16 · cached $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.16 | $0.06 / $0.16+74% vs cheapest | $0.03 | +74% vs cheapest |
Default region · cached $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.2 | $0.05 / $0.2+79% vs cheapest | $0.01 | +79% vs cheapest |
bf16 · cached $0.04 | $0.07 | $0.2 | $0.07 / $0.2+110% vs cheapest | $0.04 | +110% vs cheapest |
| Io Net Default region · cached $0.035 | $0.07 | $0.2 | $0.07 / $0.2+110% vs cheapest | $0.035 | +110% vs cheapest |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $4.90 direct.
LiteLLM$4.90+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$4.90+0%
Eden AI$5.17+5.5%
OpenRouter$5.17+5.5%
Cloudflare AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
HeliconeNot offeredNot offered
Kong AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
Neon AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
PortkeyNot offeredNot offered
RequestyNot offeredNot offered
TrueFoundry AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
A dash: not on that gateway's own model list. No published token fee: Martian Gateway.
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About Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Takes text in and returns text. First listed Sep 26, 2026. Up to 236K output tokens. Blended price $0.049 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id nemotron-3-5-lightning.
Price history
No list-price history: this model is sold by hosts rather than its lab.
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Questions
How much does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cost?
$0.025 per million input tokens and $0.12 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.013.
What is the context window of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
262K tokens, with up to 236K tokens of output.
Where is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cheapest?
Of 5 routes tracked, Darkbloom is cheapest at $0.025 input and $0.12 output per million tokens.
Has Nemotron 3.5 Lightning's price changed?
Yes. The output price went from $0.18 to $0.12, first seen Oct 9, 2026.