| Provider | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Model ID | nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning |
| Prompt Price per 1M tokens | $0.08 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0.2 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.18 |
| Context Window | 262.14K |
| Release Date |
NewNemotron 3.5 Lightning
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget brief
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is estimated at $0.18 for the standard workload.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is best suited for cost-sensitive production traffic. A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $0.18.
Input price$0.08per 1M tokens
Output price$0.2per 1M tokens
Context window262.14Kreported maximum
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NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 3B active parameters out of 30B total. It is suited for high-throughput agentic workloads and specialized tasks that...
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is best suited for cost-sensitive production traffic.
A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $0.18.
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