Nemotron 3.5 Lightning API Pricing
NVIDIA · released 2026-08-11
Pricing
< 0.01¢ / 1K
0.020¢ / 1K
< 0.01¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.009¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.034¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.32¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.22¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $2.70 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.06) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.20).
Benchmarks
#204 of 533
#118 of 197
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 2.5 Flash (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.85 |
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| GPT-5 nano (high) | 13.0 | $0.138 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 12.9 | $0.095 |
| GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) | 12.8 | — |
| Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | 12.8 | $0.45 |
| GPT-4.1 | 12.7 | $3.50 |
More from NVIDIA
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | 22.9 | $1.05 |
| Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | 12.8 | $0.45 |
| Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B | 11.7 | — |
| Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning | 10.3 | $0.42 |
| Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) | 9.0 | $0.40 |
| Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 (Reasoning) | 8.9 | — |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.088 |
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) | 7.5 | — |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is developed by NVIDIA, released 2026-08-11.
How much does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cost per million tokens?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens ($0.095 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning rank on benchmarks?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores 12.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #204 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Yes — Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (13.1) at $0.06/1M blended, versus $0.095/1M for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.