Battle of the Models

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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)

A-TIER

BazaarLink

Intelligence Score 85/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window Unknown

Pricing Model Free / Open

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DEPRECATED

Hugging Face Inference

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window 128K

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 85/100 vs 83/100, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) outperforms Qwen3.5 72B Instruct by 2 points.

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)	Qwen3.5 72B Instruct
Context Window	Unknown	128K
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	10 RPM (20 RPM with any credit), 2 concurrent requests	300 Requests / hour
Daily Limit	60 weighted units/day (120 with credit), resets 00:00 UTC	Capped by monthly credit, not a flat request count
Capabilities	No specific data	Chinese
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	72B
Limitations	Free model list rotates Longer inputs consume more daily units	Rate limited to ~300 request/hour for free users Models larger than 10GB may not load Cold starts can occur
Key Strengths	Daily free tier, no card One key for 120+ models	Serverless Inference Instant Model Loading Text Generation