Nemotron 3.5 LightningvsQwen3.8-Max
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.8-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.4T |
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 | 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. | — | $2.00Alibaba |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | — | $6.00Alibaba |
| 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. | — | 94% |
SWE-Bench ProAgentic coding — Can the AI fix real bugs in real software? It's handed actual problems from open-source projects and has to write code that genuinely solves them. Higher is better. | — | 67.7% |
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% | — |
PaperBenchResearch reproduction — reproducing the results of an ML research paper end to end | — | 93% |
Terminal-Bench 2.1Agentic terminal coding — Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | — | 86.6% |
JobBenchProfessional tool use — Tests the AI on professional workplace tasks that require using real work tools — the kind of multi-step jobs an office worker handles. Higher is better. | — | 53.4% |
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 75.4% | — |
OSWorld-VerifiedAgentic computer use — Can the AI actually operate a computer — clicking, typing, and using real apps — to finish tasks on its own? Higher is better. | — | 86.1% |
CharXiv ReasoningChart reasoning — Can the AI read and reason about complex charts and figures, not just text? Higher is better. | — | 88.4% |
BabyVisionVisual reasoning — Tests core visual reasoning — seeing and understanding images the way even young children can, which AIs often find surprisingly hard. Higher is better. | — | 82% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | NVIDIA | Qwen |
| Release date | Aug 11 2026 | Aug 3 2026 |
| Access | Open Source | Proprietary |
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Frequently asked questions
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Qwen3.8-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Qwen3.8-Max shipped 8 days before Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 30B parameters, while Qwen3.8-Max has 2.4T. Context windows are 1M (Nemotron 3.5 Lightning) vs 1M (Qwen3.8-Max). Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is open source, while Qwen3.8-Max is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Qwen3.8-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning was released by NVIDIA on Aug 11 2026.
Qwen3.8-Max was released by Qwen on Aug 3 2026.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has a 1M context window; Qwen3.8-Max has 1M.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open source model released by NVIDIA. Qwen3.8-Max is a proprietary model released by Qwen.