NVIDIA · Single modalityReleased 2026-08-11

nemotron-3.5-lightning

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NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-NVFP4 is a large language model (LLM) trained by NVIDIA. The model employs a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts architecture, utilizing interleaved Mamba-2 and MoE layers, along with select Attention layers. The Lightning 3.5 model is released alongside a number of speculative decoding methods for faster text generation. The model has 3B active parameters and 30B parameters in total.

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Use nemotron-3.5-lightning
# Drop-in OpenAI-compatible client
$ import { generateText } from 'ai'
$
$ const { text } = await generateText({
$ model: 'nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning',
$ baseURL: 'https://synapse.garden/api/v1',
$ apiKey: process.env.MG_KEY,
$ prompt: 'Why is the sky blue?',
$ })
262.1K
CONTEXT WINDOW
131.1K
MAX OUTPUT
$0.055/M
INPUT · PER M
$0.220/M
OUTPUT · PER M
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RatePer million tokens · USD
Input$0.055/M
Output$0.220/M
Cache read$0.011/M
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FAQ · NEMOTRON-3.5-LIGHTNING

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How do I call nemotron-3.5-lightning from my code?

Use the OpenAI or Anthropic SDK and point baseURL at https://synapse.garden/api/v1. Set model: ‘nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning’ and supply your Synapse Garden API key. No code changes beyond the base URL.

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How much does nemotron-3.5-lightning cost?

Input: $0.055/M per million tokens. Output: $0.220/M per million tokens. The free tier includes a million tokens every month at no cost.

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What's the context window for nemotron-3.5-lightning?

nemotron-3.5-lightning supports a context window of 262.1K tokens, with a maximum output of 131.1K tokens.

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Do I need a separate Anthropic or OpenAI account?

No. Synapse Garden is the single API surface — one key gives you OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Cohere, and more. Billing, rate limits, and audit logs are unified.

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