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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Qwen3.5-9B (medium)

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads on average score with 4.0 vs 3.8. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the lower benchmark cost at $0.007 vs $0.062. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is faster at 1.21s vs 107.51s, with pass rates of 16.7% vs 25.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-28

Compared models

Rank
#349
Total Output Tokens
2,731
Response Time (avg)
1.21s
Total Cost
$0.007
Rank
#355
Total Output Tokens
413,442
Response Time (avg)
107.51s
Total Cost
$0.062
Recommended model Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

It has the best score here (4.0), while costing about 9.6x less than Qwen3.5-9B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning none Release: 2026-08-11 Free Available Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B medium Release: 2026-03-02
Score 4.0 3.8
Rank #349 #355
Reliability 10.0 6.0
Consistency 9.2 8.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 16.7% 25.8%
Flaky tests 2 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.000 2.061
Total Cost $0.007 $0.062
Input Price $0.080 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.200 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 74,074 17,195
Output Tokens 2,731 46,735
Reasoning Tokens 0 366,707
Response Time (avg) 1.21s 107.51s
Response Time (max) 6.30s 569.97s
Response Time (total) 26.62s 1720.15s
Parameters 30B total (3B active) 9B
Availability Weights available Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#349 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

none
Cost
$0.000
Time
101.6s
Tokens
6,775 tok

#355 Qwen3.5-9B

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
35.9s
Tokens
3,030 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 3.1 7.2 11.1% 1 1.55s 7,623 589 0
Qwen3.5-9B 2.9 10.0 0.0% 0 100.88s 2,396 7,890 41,129

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