NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning pricing
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 3B active parameters out of 30B total. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning from OpenRouter costs $0.080 per 1M input tokens and $0.200 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.040 per 1M. Context window 262,144 tokens.
API id nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning specifications
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- API id
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning- Model type
- general-purpose
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Max output
- 131K tokens
- Currency
- USD
- Price source
- Provider API
- Last checked
- 2026-09-25
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning across providers
The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.
| Provider | Input /1M | Cached /1M | Output /1M | 1M in + 1M out | vs vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.080 | $0.040 | $0.200 | $0.28 | — |
- OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free
Free routes are rate-limited, can rotate off the roster without notice, and may differ in context, tools or caching from the paid door. Always confirm on the provider's page before depending on one.
What NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0002 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.0044 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $0.12 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning price history
| Recorded | Input /1M | Output /1M |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | $0.080 | $0.200 |
| 2026-09-19 | $0.070 | $0.200 |
| 2026-08-30 | $0.080 | $0.200 |
| 2026-08-28 | $0.100 | $0.250 |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.080 | $0.200 |
Common questions
- How much does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cost per 1M tokens?
- NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs $0.080 per 1M input tokens and $0.200 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.040 per 1M.
- What is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning's context window?
- NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning accepts up to 262,144 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 131,072 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
- Yes. Mistral: Mistral Nemo is $0.019 per 1M input tokens versus $0.080 for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, with a 131,072 token context window.
- Where does this NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning price come from?
- From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.
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