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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Both are NVIDIA models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning was added to OpenRouter on 2026-08-11, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B on 2025-12-14.
| Field | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Family | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Province | Silvergrass Fields | Silvergrass Fields |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Maximum output | 236K tokens | 236K tokens |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.070 | $0.060 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.200 | $0.240 |
| Accepts | text | text |
| Produces | text | text |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Added to OpenRouter | 2026-08-11 | 2025-12-14 |
| Model ID | nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning | nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b |
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
It depends on the mix: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper for input ($0.060 vs $0.070), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning for output ($0.200 vs $0.240) per million tokens. At three input tokens per output token, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs less. On input, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is 14% cheaper.
Which has the larger context window?
Both have a 262K-token context window.
What can one do that the other cannot?
Nothing among reasoning, tool use and image input: both support reasoning and tool use.
Answers are computed from the 2026-10-24 catalog snapshot.
See Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 3DSee Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B in 3D