Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)

nemotron-3.5-lightning-free · Nvidia

NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, featuring 3 billion active parameters out of 30 billion total. It supports an extensive context window of up to 1,000,000 tokens. This model is designed to deliver efficient performance for high-throughput agentic workloads and specialized tasks. Compared with Nemotron 3 Super and Ultra, Lightning is smaller and optimized for fast, high-volume execution, while the larger models focus on complex planning and advanced reasoning.

Specifications

Context1.05M tokens
Modalitiestext
CapabilitiesThinking, Streaming, Tool calling, Structured outputs
Endpointschat_completions

Frequently asked questions

What is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)?

NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, featuring 3 billion active parameters out of 30 billion total. It supports an extensive context window of up to 1,000,000 tokens. This model is designed to deliver efficient performance for high-throughput agentic workloads and specialized tasks. Compared with Nemotron 3 Super and Ultra, Lightning is smaller and optimized for fast, high-volume execution, while the larger models focus on complex planning and advanced reasoning.

What is the context length of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) has a 1,048,576 token context window.

What modalities does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) support?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) accepts text input.

What capabilities does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) support?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) supports reasoning, tool calling and long context. Per-protocol parameter support is listed in the capability table on this page.

How do I call Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) via API?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) is available through the AIHubMix unified API. The API is OpenAI-compatible: point your OpenAI SDK at https://aihubmix.com/v1, use your AIHubMix API key, and set the model name to nemotron-3.5-lightning-free — no other code changes needed.

Who created Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) is developed by Nvidia. AIHubMix aggregates it alongside models from other providers behind one API and one bill.

When was Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) released?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) was released on August 11, 2026 by Nvidia.

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