NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B API
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NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts model with 30B total and 3B active parameters, optimized for fast inference, agentic workflows, and coding with up to 1M token context.
About NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B is a large language model developed by Other. It's particularly well-suited for tackling complex, multi-step reasoning problems, orchestrating tool-using agents that call APIs and external services, grounding responses in real-time web search results, producing structured outputs for reliable data extraction, and handling large contexts of up to 1M tokens. Its 1M-token context window means you can pass in entire documents, codebases, or conversation histories without losing context. Developers choose NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B when they need reliable, production-quality AI inference through a simple API — and on Qubax, it's available at a fraction of the cost of traditional providers.
In the broader AI landscape, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B sits among the frontier-tier offerings from Other With advanced reasoning and agentic tool use, it competes with the most frontier-tier models on the market. What sets it apart on Qubax isn't just the model itself — it's the accessibility. Rather than dealing with enterprise contracts or traditional payment rails, you get instant access via an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. That means you can drop NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B into Cursor, Cline, LangChain, or any framework that speaks the OpenAI protocol and start building immediately.
Qubax offers NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B at competitive rates — just $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.188 per million output tokens. That pricing advantage compounds quickly at scale: a high-volume application sending millions of tokens per day can save significantly compared to using OpenRouter or the provider directly. And because Qubax runs on crypto-native infrastructure, you can pay with USDC, USDT, ETH, BTC, or 200+ other cryptocurrencies — no credit card or bank account required.
Pricing
| Token Type | Qubax | OpenRouter | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input (per 1M tokens) | $0.075 | $0.050 | — |
| Output (per 1M tokens) | $0.188 | $0.125 | -50% |
Prices per 1 million tokens. Pay with 200+ cryptocurrencies.
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Quick Start
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.qubax.ai/v1",
api_key="qbx_live_YOUR_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://api.qubax.ai/v1",
apiKey: "qbx_live_YOUR_API_KEY",
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);curl https://api.qubax.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer qbx_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Get your API key from the dashboard.
Why use NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B on Qubax?
Best Prices
Up to 99% off OpenRouter prices
Pay with Crypto
200+ coins (BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC & more). No credit card needed.
OpenAI Compatible
Drop-in replacement. Works with Cline, Cursor, any tool.
More from Other
Compare NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B with alternatives
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B | Other | $0.075 | $0.188 | — |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash (Morpheus Web) | DeepSeek | $0.076 | $0.158 | More expensive |
| GPT-5.4 Image 2 | OpenAI | $0.120 | $0.225 | More expensive |
| Qwen 3.6 35B A3B (E2EE) | Alibaba | $0.113 | $0.338 | More expensive |
| Qwen 3 Coder 480B Turbo | Alibaba | $0.079 | $0.338 | More expensive |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B API cost?
On Qubax, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B costs $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.188 per 1M output tokens.
Is the NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B API compatible with OpenAI?
Yes. Qubax provides an OpenAI-compatible API. You can use NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B as a drop-in replacement by changing your base URL to https://api.qubax.ai/v1 and using your Qubax API key. It works with Cline, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, and any tool that supports OpenAI APIs.
How do I pay for NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B API usage?
Qubax uses prepaid crypto credits. Deposit USDC on the Base chain and your balance is automatically deducted as you use the API. No credit card required. Top up from $3.
What is the context window of NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B?
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B supports a context window of 1M tokens, allowing you to process large documents, codebases, or long conversations in a single request.
What can I build with NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B?
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B is versatile enough for a wide range of applications. You can use it to tackle complex multi-step reasoning tasks, build autonomous agents that call external tools and APIs, answer questions with real-time web search, generate structured JSON output for data pipelines, process long documents and entire codebases, and more. Because it's served through Qubax's OpenAI-compatible API, integration into existing apps, agents, or workflows takes just a few lines of code.
How fast is NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B on Qubax?
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B on Qubax supports streaming responses, so tokens begin arriving in real time as they're generated. Latency depends on the provider and prompt complexity, but most requests start streaming within 200–800 milliseconds. Qubax routes requests through the Surplus Intelligence marketplace, which selects the fastest available compute provider for each request — so you get competitive latency at a lower price.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (Morpheus Web): which should I choose?
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B by Other and DeepSeek V4 Flash (Morpheus Web) by DeepSeek are both strong models in a similar price tier. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B excels at complex reasoning. DeepSeek V4 Flash (Morpheus Web) comes from a different lab and may have different strengths depending on your workload. On Qubax, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B starts at $0.075/1M input tokens versus DeepSeek V4 Flash (Morpheus Web)'s $0.076/1M — making NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B the more cost-effective option for high-volume workloads. Both are available on Qubax with crypto payments and OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you can try each and switch freely.
Can I use NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B for commercial projects?
Yes. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B on Qubax can be used for commercial purposes. You own the outputs you generate. Qubax provides the API infrastructure — you bring your use case.
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