Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free
opencode The API that serves this model and sets the prices shown here. nemotron-3.5-lightning-free The model identifier to send in API requests. LLM Generates text from a prompt, so it can be compared with other LLMs on price and capability. Small The fast, low-latency tier of a model family, suited to high-volume or simple tasks.Provider: nvidia · served via OpenCode
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Sticker prices & cost-per-token
List rates as published by OpenCode, before any volume or enterprise discounts.
$0.00
$0.00
262,144 tokens
262,144
tokens per response (includes reasoning tokens)
Open weights (permissive license)
OpenMDW-1.1
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| Effective | Price |
|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 – present | Input cost: $0.00 / 1M, Output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr |
History
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| Date | Changed by | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Unknown | Initial record created |
Source
https://opencode.ai/docs/zen/ (via https://models.dev/api.json)Comparable models
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Reliability
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Frequently asked questions
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free (nvidia via OpenCode) costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $0.00 per 1M output tokens, as last published by OpenCode.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free has a context window of 262,144 tokens (the maximum combined input and output it can handle in a single request).
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free sits in the small size tier. Size tiers run from micro (small enough to run on a device) through small, medium and large to extra large (frontier flagships), and are assigned from the model's family, naming and limits rather than its price.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free can generate up to 262,144 tokens in a single response. Reasoning (thinking) tokens count toward this limit.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free accepts text as input and produces text as output, as recorded in the Coolhand catalog.
Yes — the weights of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free can be downloaded under the OpenMDW-1.1 license. Check the license terms for any limits on commercial use.
No, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free is currently active with no announced deprecation date.
Call GET https://coolhandlabs.com/api/v2/inference_apis?q[source_api_eq]=opencode&q[model_eq]=nemotron-3.5-lightning-free — free, no API key required, and scoped to just this model since source_api and model together are unique. See https://coolhandlabs.com/docs for the full REST API reference.
Coolhand also tracks Nemotron 3 Super Free, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 3 30B, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B v2, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B, Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free), and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) from nvidia. Some may already be deprecated, so check each model's status alongside its current pricing.
| Model | Input cost | Output cost | Context window | Max output tokens | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3 Super Free via OpenCode | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | 204,800 | 128,000 |
Deprecated Aug 12, 2026
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| NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 3 30B via Bedrock | $0.06/1M $0.0000000600 | $0.24/1M $0.0000002400 | 262,144 | 8,192 | Active |
| NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B v2 via Bedrock | $0.06/1M $0.0000000600 | $0.23/1M $0.0000002300 | 131,072 | 8,192 | Active |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B via Bedrock | $0.15/1M $0.0000001500 | $0.65/1M $0.0000006500 | 262,144 | 131,072 | Active |
| Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free) via OpenRouter | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | 128,000 | 8,192 | Active |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) via OpenRouter | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | 1,000,000 | 65,536 | Active |
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