Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the cheaper option on input by 14%; Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper on output by 17%. Figures below are per million tokens, from vendor pricing cited in our reporting.
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input per 1M tokens | $0.07 | $0.06 |
| Output per 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.24 |
| Cached input per 1M | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Licence | open weights | open weights |
| Benchmark | — | — |
| Vendor | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | — | — |
What the numbers say
- Input price gap: 14% ($0.07 vs $0.06).
- Blended three-to-one input/output rate: $0.41 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, $0.42 for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B.
- Context: 262K tokens against 262K tokens.
- Licence: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is open weights; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is open weights.
Sources
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning specs · Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B specs · Full price index