NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct Turbo
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning grades higher overall (50.7 against 48.0). NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs 82% less for the same work, and both read a 256K-token context.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
by NVIDIA · #47 of 67 overall
- Context
- 256K
- Input / 1M
- $0.060
- Output / 1M
- $0.16
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct Turbo
by Qwen · #50 of 67 overall
- Context
- 256K
- Input / 1M
- $0.30
- Output / 1M
- $1.00
Better overall
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Grade 50.7 vs 48.0
Cheaper
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
82% less, $0.085 vs $0.47 blended
Larger context
Same
256K vs 256K tokens
SWE-bench Verified
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct Turbo
51.6% vs 69.6%
Head to head
Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 LightningQwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct Turbov = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.
What it costs you
Drag to match your monthly usage.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning saves you $81.60 a month at this usage, $979 a year.
At a glance
| Attribute | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | NVIDIA | Qwen |
| Availability | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Overall grade | Good · 50.7 | Good · 48.0 |
| Overall rank | #47 of 67 | #50 of 67 |
| Input price | $0.060 per 1M | $0.30 per 1M |
| Output price | $0.16 per 1M | $1.00 per 1M |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Reasoning levels | No | No |
| Reads images | No | No |
| Model ID | nvidia-nemotron-3.5-lightning | qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct-turbo |
Try both with one key
Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.
Get your API key# Ask either model the same thing curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \ -d '{"model": "nvidia-nemotron-3.5-lightning", "messages": [...]}' # …then swap one word -d '{"model": "qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct-turbo", "messages": [...]}'
Questions
Is NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct Turbo better?
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning grades 50.7 against 48.0 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct Turbo, from public benchmarks.
Which is cheaper, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct Turbo?
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: $0.060 in and $0.16 out per million tokens, against $0.30 and $1.00 through FullsendAI.
Which has the larger context window?
Neither: both take 262,144 tokens.
Can I use both with one API key?
Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.
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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), SWE-bench, Terminal-Bench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.