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.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 34.6 across 3 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 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 →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | $0.10 | $0.25 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-08-12 | $0.10 | $0.25 | 262,144 |
Similar models
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (batch)
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)
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.