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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DEPRECATED

SambaNova Cloud

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 89/100

Context Window 32k Context

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 89/100 vs 85/100, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B outperforms Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B by 4 points.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B
Context Window	1M Context	32k Context
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	Sep-Nov 2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	40 requests/minute	Varies by model
Daily Limit	-	Dependent on credits
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	Medium	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	💻 Code Generation
Model Size	30B	32B
Limitations	Phone number verification required Free credits are limited Rate limits on free tier	Free credits are one-time for new users Context window varies by model (8k - 128k) Rate limits apply to free tier
Key Strengths	High performance models	SambaNova SN40L RDU Chip Dataflow Architecture Record-Breaking Speed