Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 at $0.08/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.08/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $0.2/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | May 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.8 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs 125x less per token.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper on both — 63× input, 125× output
Claude Opus 4.8 uses 12.4x more emoji
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 at $0.08/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.08/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $0.2/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | May 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.8 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs 125x less per token.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper on both — 63× input, 125× output
Claude Opus 4.8 uses 12.4x more emoji