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Head to head

Nemotron 3.5 LightningvsGPT-5 Nano

For tasks, about a month.

Verdict · measured basis

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs $0.0003 per solved task against GPT-5 Nano at $0.0010 — ▼ 3.6x cheaper. Over 200 tasks that is $0.15 a month.

On output token price alone Nemotron 3.5 Lightning looks 2.0x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.

Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and GPT-5 Nano
FigureNemotron 3.5 LightningGPT-5 Nano
Input $/Mtok$0.08$0.05
Output $/Mtok$0.2$0.4
Cached input $/Mtok$0.04$0.005
Pass rate86%100%
Cost per solved task$0.0003measured$0.0010measured
Cost per month$0.06$0.21

Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker

Monthly cost against tasks per monthLog-log lines for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (measured, $0.0003 per solved task), GPT-5 Nano (measured, $0.0010 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks.101001k10k100k$0.01$0.1$1$10$100TASKS / MONTH (log) →200 tasksNemotron 3.5 Lightning · MEASURED · $0.0003 per solved task$0.06GPT-5 Nano · MEASURED · $0.0010 per solved task$0.21— Nemotron 3.5 Lightning · MEASURED— GPT-5 Nano · MEASURED

Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.

Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings