NVIDIANemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is a NVIDIA open-weights reasoning model, released 11 Aug 2026. It is not yet ranked: 4 independent results so far, and the index needs at least five across two categories. At $0.262 per million tokens blended it is cheaper than most ranked models. Last measured 22 Oct 2026.
- Blended price
- $0.262/M
- $0.184 in · $0.495 out
- Output speed
- –
- First answer
- –
- Context
- 262k
- Full answer
- –
- Cost per run
- –
- Released
- 11 Aug 2026
- Reasoning53
- Coding55
- Maths55
- Human preference52
Versions
NVIDIA has shipped 2 models under this name. Each is ranked on its own results; a newer version often has fewer results so far, which holds its index nearer the average until more arrive.
| Model | Released | Index | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3Bthis page | 11 Aug 2026 | – | – |
| Nemotron Lightning 3.5 30B A3B | – | – | – |
Benchmark results
See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.
Reasoning
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Hard Prompts | 1375#193 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| LiveBench 1.0 Reasoningnot in index | 42.9%#67 | LiveBench |
Coding
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Coding | 1427#177 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| LiveBench 1.0 Codingnot in index | 45.8%#67 | LiveBench |
Agents & tools
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Agentic Codingnot in index | 19.9%#66 | LiveBench |
Maths
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Mathematicsnot in index | 66.5%#67 | LiveBench | |
| Arena Maths | 1376#174 | Arena (LMArena) |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench 1.0 Data Analysisnot in index | 43.1%#67 | LiveBench |
Instruction following
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Languagenot in index | 38.3%#67 | LiveBench | |
| LiveBench Instruction Followingnot in index | 54.9%#64 | LiveBench | |
| Arena Instruction Followingnot in index | 1346#192 | Arena (LMArena) |
Human preference
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text | 1353#198 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| Arena Creative Writingnot in index | 1288#230 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| Arena Multi-turnnot in index | 1349#197 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| Arena Longer Queriesnot in index | 1347#203 | Arena (LMArena) |
Composite
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench 1.0not in index | 44.5%#67 | LiveBench |
Price history
The price above, per 1M tokens, every day it changed.
What a task costs
Estimates from list price, output speed and time to first answer for the best configuration. “With caching” assumes three-quarters of the input is served from the prompt cache at $0.037 per 1M. Reasoning tokens are not modelled.
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Cost | With caching | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 400 / 300 | $0.0002 | $0.0002 | – |
| Summarize a 30-page report | 12,000 / 600 | $0.0025 | $0.0012 | – |
| Code edit | 6,000 / 1,500 | $0.0018 | $0.0012 | – |
| Agentic coding session | 60,000 / 4,000 | $0.013 | $0.0064 | – |
| Structured extraction | 2,000 / 200 | $0.0005 | $0.0002 | – |
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See also
Questions people ask
- Why does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B have no BenchLeader Index score?
- The index needs at least five independent results across at least two categories; as of 25 Oct 2026 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has 4 that count. Launch-post scores are never used, so it is ranked once independent publishers have measured it.
- How much does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B cost per 1M tokens?
- As of 25 Oct 2026, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B costs $0.184 per 1M input tokens and $0.495 per 1M output tokens, $0.262 blended (three input tokens per output token). The list price last changed on 21 Oct 2026.
- When was Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B released?
- NVIDIA released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B on 11 Aug 2026.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.
Cite as: BenchLeader, “Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 25 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b.