Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs o3-mini

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs o3-mini. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

NVIDIANemotron 3.5 LightningOff the frontier
Intelligence
12.90
Total cost
$92.8
OpenAIo3-miniNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.50
Total cost
-
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.

MetricNemotron 3.5 Lightningo3-miniDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.912.5−3.1% o3-mini is 3.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$92.76Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.16s8.88s−3.1% o3-mini is 3.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.06 / $0.20$1.10 / $4.40
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