Battle of the Models

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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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DEPRECATED

OpenRouter

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 96/100

Context Window 1M

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 96/100 vs 85/100, Google: Gemini 2.0 Pro (free) outperforms Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B by 11 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B	Google: Gemini 2.0 Pro (free)
Context Window	1M Context	1M
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Proprietary)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~92-95%
Release Date	2024	Dec 2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	40 requests/minute	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	-	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
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	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	High performance models	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing