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| Attribute | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (Free)nemotron-3.5-lightning:free | Gemini 3.5 Transcribegemini-3.5-transcribe |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Input | $0 / 1M | — Not priced per input token |
| Output | $0 / 1M | — Not priced per output token |
| Cache Write | $0 / 1M | — |
| Cache Read | $0 / 1M | Not applicable |
| Cache Write (5m) | — | Not applicable |
| Cache Write (1h) | — | Not applicable |
| Web Search | — | $0 / 1M |
| Context | ||
| Max context | 1M | 98.3K |
| Max output | N/A | N/A |
| Capabilities | ||
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| JSON Mode | Yes | No |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Catalogue | ||
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Category | chat | voice |
| Charge type | Free | Pay As You Go |
| Released | — | 2026-09-25 |
| Description | ||
| Summary | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model with 30B total parameters and 3B active per token, optimized for high-throughput agentic workloads and efficient inference. Its lightweight active compute and open design make it well suited for specialized agents, domain-specific customization, and scalable production deployments where speed, cost efficiency, and adaptability are key. | Google Gemini 3.5 Transcribe speech-to-text. Billed per input and output token. |