Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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

MetricNemotron 3.5 LightningNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.95.8−55.0% NVIDIA Nemotron Nano … is 55.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$99.03Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.76s3.49s−60.2% NVIDIA Nemotron Nano … is 60.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.06 / $0.20$0.20 / $0.60
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