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

View Provider Analysis →

DEPRECATED

Hyperbolic

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 91/100

Context Window 32K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

View Provider Analysis →

FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 91/100 vs 85/100, Qwen 2.5 72B outperforms Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B by 6 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B	Qwen 2.5 72B
Context Window	1M Context	32K
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~85-87%
Release Date	2024	Sep-Nov 2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	40 requests/minute	60 RPM
Daily Limit	-	Credit-based
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	30B	72B
Limitations	Phone number verification required Free credits are limited Rate limits on free tier	Credits are limited ($1) Decentralized nature may vary latency Billing flow involves crypto/stripe
Key Strengths	High performance models	Verifiable Inference (verified computing) Low Cost due to decentralized compute Privacy focused