DeepSeek-V4-FlashvsNemotron 3.5 Lightning
DeepSeek-V4-Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
ParametersA rough measure of how big the model is. More parameters usually means more capable and more expensive to run, though it is a poor guide on its own — a smaller, newer model often beats a larger, older one. | — | 30B |
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | — | 1M |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins | ||
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | $0.0679DigitalOcean | — |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $0.168DigitalOcean | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 88.1% | 75.4% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 18% | — |
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | — | 51.6% |
LiveCodeBenchCompetitive coding — Coding problems published so recently the AI can't have seen them in training — a contamination-free test of raw programming skill. Higher is better. | 91.6% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | DeepSeek | NVIDIA |
| Release date | Apr 24 2026 | Aug 11 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Source |
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Frequently asked questions
DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads Nemotron 3.5 Lightning on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (GPQA Diamond). DeepSeek-V4-Flash shipped 109 days before Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is open weight, while Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is open source.
On GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads at 88.1% vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning at 75.4%.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning was released by NVIDIA on Aug 11 2026.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads on GPQA Diamond — DeepSeek-V4-Flash 88.1% vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 75.4%.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open source model released by NVIDIA.