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NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

The NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is designed for extensive text processing with a context length of 1 million tokens and supports both reasoning tasks and tool integration. It excels in handling complex inputs efficiently but lacks structured output capabilities. With its blend of modalities, the model offers robust text-based solutions. This model is well-suited for those requiring high-context processing and multiple reasoning steps, especially at a moderate cost. Given its price point of $0.1 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens, it remains accessible while delivering solid performance across benchmarks. The Nemotron 3.5 Lightning stands out as a reliable choice for tasks demanding extensive text analysis and integration with tools, making it a practical option for users seeking effective and efficient AI solutions.

Quality Score
99/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.10
per 1M tokens
Output Price
$0.25
per 1M tokens
Context Window
1,000,000
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 34.6 across 3 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
AI Index broad capability composite 39.0
AI Index Coding software engineering tasks 44.2
AI Index Agentic multi-step tool-using tasks 22.9
Model ID
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning
Vendor
nvidia
Released
August 2026
Tokenizer
Other
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
262,144 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
✓ supported
Vision
text only
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.10/M input and $0.25/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out under $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.06
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $1.00

Price & spec history

Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-08-12.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
2026-08-13 $0.10 $0.25 1,000,000
2026-08-12 $0.10 $0.25 262,144

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Quick answers

How much does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cost?
$0.10 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens.
What is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning's context window?
1,000,000 tokens, roughly 1,500 pages of text in a single request.
Does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
Can NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning process images?
No, it is text-only on the input side.