Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)
Free model by NVIDIA · 1M context · tools, reasoning, open weights, free.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
$0
input / 1M tokens
$0
output / 1M tokens
1M
context window
66K
max output
12.9
Artificial Analysis intelligence index
Price history
We started tracking Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Specifications
| Model ID | nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | No |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-BF16 |
| Released | Aug 11, 2026 |
FAQ
- What is the context window of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)?
- 1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens per response.
- Does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: no. Reasoning mode: yes.
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