Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High) vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High) 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.

SpaceXAIGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
14.60
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.

MetricGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Nemotron 3.5 LightningDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.612.9−11.6% Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 11.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$92.76— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)43.61s9.12s−79.1% Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 79.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $0.50$0.06 / $0.20
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