by Nvidia

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning.

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Cheapest input
$0.08/M
on OpenRouter
Cheapest output
$0.2/M
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$0.07/hr
@ 100 tok/s on OpenRouter

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...

Hosted API only

No self-host path — closed weights.

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning's weights aren't published. Use it via the access providers below.

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
OpenRouter api aggregator $0.08 $0.2 Launch ↗
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is a closed-source API model. The cheapest way to access it is through the API providers listed on this page (direct API, aggregators, and hosted chat UIs).
Where can I access NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is available via OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
API pricing starts at $0.1/M input tokens and $0.25/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning open-source or proprietary?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is a proprietary model from Nvidia. Access is API-only — there are no public weights to download.