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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SiliconFlow

Intelligence Score 71/100

Context Window 128K Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 85/100 vs 71/100, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B outperforms Qwen3 8B by 14 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B	Qwen3 8B
Context Window	1M Context	128K Context
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~65-69%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	40 requests/minute	Fixed limits for free models — exact figures require login, verify on cloud.siliconflow.cn/models
Daily Limit	-	Not fully published — verify on docs.siliconflow.cn
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	C-Tier (Good)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	30B	8B
Limitations	Phone number verification required Free credits are limited Rate limits on free tier	Free model list not published without logging in — verify exact models/limits in your dashboard before relying on this provider Requires identity verification, not just email signup Reportedly unavailable in EU/UK/Switzerland
Key Strengths	High performance models	OpenAI-compatible endpoint Mix of always-free and pay-per-token models Some models free ($0) after identity verification