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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B costs $0.0115 per 1M input tokens and $0.17 per 1M output tokens on Perplexity, with cache reads at $0.00115 per 1M tokens.

By NVIDIAModel ID perplexity/perplexity/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3bPrices updated Checked
Input
$0.0115 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.17 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.00115 / 1M tokens
Providers
1
Added to LiteLLM
September 3, 2026

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B pricing by provider

1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputCache readContext
Perplexityperplexity/perplexity/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b$0.0115$0.17$0.00115–

What Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

Perplexity$0.108

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B features

Use Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B with LiteLLM

Call Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/responses. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="perplexity/perplexity/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b
    litellm_params:
      model: perplexity/perplexity/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b
      api_key: os.environ/PERPLEXITYAI_API_KEY
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B FAQ

How much does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B cost?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B costs $0.0115 per 1M input tokens and $0.17 per 1M output tokens on Perplexity, with cache reads at $0.00115 per 1M tokens.

Which providers offer Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is available from Perplexity through LiteLLM, using the model name perplexity/perplexity/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b.

How do I call Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="perplexity/perplexity/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/responses from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

What features does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B support?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B supports function calling, reasoning and web search.

When did LiteLLM add Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B was added to LiteLLM's model price file on September 3, 2026.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: Perplexity.

Provider pages: Perplexity.