Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B

A-TIER

NVIDIA NIM

Intelligence Score 85/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 1M Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

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S-TIER

Google AI Studio

Intelligence Score 95/100

Context Window 1M Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 95/100 vs 85/100, Gemini 3 Flash Preview outperforms Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B by 10 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Context Window	1M Context	1M Context
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Proprietary)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~88-91%
Release Date	2024	2026 (Expected)
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	~40 RPM (varies per model, not published)	Varies by model (per-model limits are now shown only inside AI Studio)
Daily Limit	-	Varies by model. Free: Flash, Flash-Lite and Gemini 2.5 Pro; Gemini 3.x Pro models are paid
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	S-Tier (Elite)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	30B	~1.5T (estimated)
Limitations	Phone number verification required Free credits are limited Rate limits on free tier	Data used for training (Unpaid tier) Rate limits are enforced per minute/day No SLA for free tier
Key Strengths	High performance models	Multimodal Capabilities Huge Context Window (up to 2M tokens) Fast Inference Speed