NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) ranks #75 of 101 models by Artificial Analysis quality score (23.6) at $0.14/1M tokens blended - and ranks #26 of 312 by average real OpenRouter usage share over the trailing 54-day window (0.95%). Available from 3 providers at up to 100.0% uptime.
- Quality (Intelligence Index) - 23.6
- Coding index - 26.8
- Agentic index - 13.8
- Price (blended $/1M) - 0.14
- Context window - 262,144
- Usage rank - #26 of 312
- Providers - 3
- 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 |
|---|---|
| DevOps | 3.0% |
| Repo Scanning | 2.8% |
| DevOps & Config | 2.1% |
Frequently asked questions
What is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)'s quality score?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) scores 23.6 on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index, ranking #75 of 101 models with a published score.
How much does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) cost?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) costs $0.14 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 #26 of 312 models by average real OpenRouter usage share, averaging 0.95% of classified token volume over the trailing 54-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 August 28, 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.