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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)

NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 3B active parameters out of 30B total. It is suited for high-throughput agentic workloads and specialized tasks that...

  • It scores 5.5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 108th of the 120 text models with a score.
  • It was listed on Aug 11, 2026.

Data last changed Oct 30, 2026 · tracked since Oct 29, 2026 · Every model change

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Specifications

Context window

1M tokens

Max output

66K tokens

Input price

Free / 1M tokens

Output price

Free / 1M tokens

Capabilities

Reasoning

Works through multi-step problems before answering, for harder tasks.

Tool use

Can call functions and tools, enabling agentic and structured workflows.

Use Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) through the API

The model id is nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free. Requests bill your GenMagic balance at the price above, and each response reports what it cost.

curl
curl https://genmagic.co/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GENMAGIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Explain vector databases in two sentences." }]
  }'
Python (openai SDK)
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://genmagic.co/api/v1", api_key="YOUR_GENMAGIC_API_KEY")

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain vector databases in two sentences."}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

From an AI agent, call generate_text with "model": "nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free" on the GenMagic MCP server. Keys, limits and every endpoint are in the API documentation.

Use Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) in n8n

  1. In n8n, open the nodes panel, search for GenMagic and install it (a verified community node), then add it to your workflow.
  2. Set Resource to Text and Operation to Generate.
  3. In Model Name or ID, pick NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free), or enter nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free as an expression.
  4. Connect your GenMagic API key (get one free). Each run is billed at the price above, and the node returns what it cost.

Ready-to-import workflows that already use the node are on GenMagic for n8n.

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Price and listing history

Every change GenMagic has recorded for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) since it began tracking the model on Oct 29, 2026. Prices are GenMagic's, the same the studio and the API charge.

DateChangeBeforeAfter
Oct 30, 2026Updated: intelligence index--

Where these figures come from

  • Price: GenMagic's own price, what the studio and the API charge, recomputed from the provider's price list every few minutes and recorded daily. How pricing works.
  • Specs and description: as NVIDIA publishes them (model card on Hugging Face), checked daily.
  • Changes: the data on this page last changed on Oct 30, 2026, tracked since Oct 29, 2026. Every model's new listings, price changes and retirements are in the model changes log, and how every figure on GenMagic is sourced is on our sources page.

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