Nemotron 3.5 Lightning released
Aug 11, 2026
A 30B open-weight agent model (3B active) shipped with weights, data and recipes under the OpenMDW-1.1 licence.
Source: IntuitionLabs
AI Lab
NVIDIA
Open models for agents (Nemotron) + the accelerated-computing platform
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, CA, USA |
| Founders | Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, Curtis Priem |
| Focus | Open models for agents (Nemotron) + the accelerated-computing platform |
| Official site | https://www.nvidia.com |
| Data verified | Oct 14, 2026 |
45.7Club Score (#10)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55BBest model (57)
3Models tracked (squad)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55BLatest release (Jun 4, 2026)
100%Open-weight share (Fully open)
Models & league positions
| Model | Score | Overall | Coding | Reasoning | Value | Open-Wt | Context | $/1M in | $/1M out | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B | 57 | #27 | #10 | #16 | — | #8 | 1M | — | — | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1M | — | — | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B | 0 | #38 | — | #19 | — | #14 | 1M | — | — | Dec 15, 2025 |
Latest releases
- Aug 11, 2026: NVIDIA — Nemotron 3.5 Lightning released — A 30B open-weight agent model (3B active) shipped with weights, data and recipes under the OpenMDW-1.1 licence. Research
- Jun 4, 2026: Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B — Released — 1M context, League Score 57. Model release
- Mar 11, 2026: Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B — Released — 1M context. Model release
- Dec 15, 2025: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B — Released — 1M context, League Score 0. Model release
Research highlights
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