Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Step 3.5 Flash

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Step 3.5 Flash. 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
StepFunStep 3.5 FlashNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.60
Total cost
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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 LightningStep 3.5 FlashDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.916.6+28.7% Step 3.5 Flash is 28.7% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$92.76Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.98s19.80s+120.5% Step 3.5 Flash is 120.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.06 / $0.20$0.10 / $0.30
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