NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) ranks #107 of 133 models by Artificial Analysis quality score (12.9) at $0.10/1M tokens blended - and ranks #46 of 373 by average real OpenRouter usage share over the trailing 99-day window (0.68%). Available from 7 providers at up to 100.0% uptime.
- Quality (Intelligence Index) - 12.9
- Coding index - 26.8
- Agentic index - 3.5
- Price (blended $/1M) - 0.10
- Context window - 262,144
- Usage rank - #46 of 373
- Providers - 7
- Open/closed - open
Usage share over time
What NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) is actually used for
Share of each real task category's classified traffic this model handles, from OpenRouter's task classification.
| Task | Share of task traffic |
|---|---|
| SQL & Database | 1.7% |
| DevOps & Config | 1.1% |
Frequently asked questions
What is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)'s quality score?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) scores 12.9 on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index, ranking #107 of 133 models with a published score.
How much does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) cost?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) costs $0.10 per 1M tokens (blended 75% prompt / 25% completion pricing).
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) widely used?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) ranks #46 of 373 models by average real OpenRouter usage share, averaging 0.68% of classified token volume over the trailing 99-day window.
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) open-weight or closed?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) is an open-weight model.
Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of October 12, 2026.
Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).
Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology
Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.