DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.10
Total cost
-
NVIDIANemotron 3.5 LightningOff the frontier
Intelligence
12.90
Total cost
$92.8
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Nemotron 3.5 LightningDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)13.112.9−1.5% Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 1.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$92.76— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)79.77s8.98s−88.7% Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 88.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.85 / $2.75$0.06 / $0.20
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