Nemotron 3.5 LightningvsGrok 2.5
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Grok 2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | $0.065Darkbloom | — |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $0.18Darkbloom | — |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
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% | — |
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% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | NVIDIA | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Aug 11 2026 | Aug 23 2025 |
| Access | Open Source | Proprietary |
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Frequently asked questions
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Grok 2.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 2.5 shipped 353 days before Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is open source, while Grok 2.5 is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Grok 2.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.