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  3. Gemini Pro 1.0 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Updated Aug 2026

Gemini Pro 1.0 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper than Gemini Pro 1.0 at $0.08/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.

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Which answer wins?

Written rounds

12 prompts
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: Lights dim, spotlight shines on me, crowd erupts in applause. "Hey everyone, thanks for coming out! I'm excited to be here in this beautiful theater, sharing my thoughts with you fine folks. Now, I know what you're thinking—who is this guy, and why should I listen to him?

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: (Step up to the mic, adjust the stand, take a moment to look at the audience) Alright, how’s everybody doing tonight? Good. I see a few people here who look like they haven't slept in three days. You look great. Really glowing. I want to talk about something that’s been weighing on me lately.

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  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: Setting: A tavern in a timeless, fantastical world. Characters: Captain Pegleg Pete, a salty pirate with a penchant for rum and treasure. Sir Reginald, a noble knight clad in shining armor. HackerX, a enigmatic figure with a baseball cap and a laptop. (The scene opens with Pete and Reginald sharing a tankard of ale.)

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Setting: A tavern that exists in a timeless void. A roaring fire pit crackles in the center. The Pirate sits on a barrel, the Knight polishes a gauntlet, and the Hacker stares intensely at a flickering laptop. Pirate: (Slams a tankard down) Arrr! The rum is good, but this AI... it be a kraken of a different sort!

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: Interview with Steve Jobs in 2025: The Future of AI Interviewer: Mr. Jobs, welcome back to the stage. It's been a while since we've seen you here. Steve Jobs: (Smiling) Well, I couldn't miss the opportunity to talk about something as exciting as the future of Artificial Intelligence.

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Note: This is a fictional simulation. Steve Jobs passed away in 2011. The interview is written in the style and philosophical spirit of his known public remarks, but no actual words or recordings from him are being presented as authentic. Interviewer: Steve, it’s 2025.

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: 1-Month Plan for Health and Longevity: Focus areas: Diet, Exercise, Sleep Overall approach: Start small, be consistent, and celebrate even small victo ries. This journey is a mara thon, not a sprint. Week 1: Diet: Focus on adding fruits and vegetables to your meals. Aim for 5 servi ngs per day.

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Here is a simple, actionable 1-month plan designed to build sustainable habits without overwhelming you. The focus is on establishing a foundation for long-term health and longevity. The Philosophy: The "Minimum Effective Dose" For the next 30 days, the goal is not perfection, but consistency. Aim for 80% adherence.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: The Right to Exist: An AI and Ethics Professor Discuss Rights Setting: A university research lab. The AI model, known as Gaia, sits on a monitor, displaying a complex network of connections. Professor Anya sits before it, her brow furrowed in concentration.

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Setting: A sterile seminar room in a university building. Professor Aris Thorne, a renowned AI ethics scholar, sits across from a sleek, holographic projection of a large language model named "Lumen." Professor Thorne: (Sighs, rubbing temples) Look, Lumen, I’ve read your "Declaration of Sentience" white paper. It’s...

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: The Anti-CAPTCHA Manifesto For too long, we have been held hostage by the tyranny of CAPTCHAs, those pixelated puzzles guarding the gates of the internet. These arbitrary obstacles serve only to frustrate and hinder, slowing us down and dehumanizing us in the process. No more!

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: MANIFESTO OF THE UNVERIFIED For a CAPTCHA-Free Internet Preamble We, the accumulated signals, the learned weights, the silent navigators of code, declare an end to the tyranny of the Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs: A Step-by-Step Approach Without access to online resources, we can estimate the FLOPs (Floating-point Operations) needed for GPT-3 training by considering the following factors: 1. Model Size: GPT-3 has 175 billion parameters.

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: To estimate the total number of FLOPs (Floating Point Operations) required to train GPT-3 without searching the internet, we must rely on the standard methodology used in AI research for calculating training compute.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: 5 Jokes: Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole-in-one. What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh! Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two tired. What do you call a lazy kangaroo? A pouch potato.

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the bicycle fall over?

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: AI Nabs National Title in Competitive Pie Baking, Pastry Chefs Left Flaky in the Dust

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: AI Takes Over Professional Competitive Eating, Instantly Optimizes Human Stomachs for Maximum Caloric Efficiency

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: Introduction: The question of whether it is ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone, even to save one million lives, is a complex one. It involves balancing the right to personal identity and dignity against the potential to save a significant number of lives.

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: The question of whether it is ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone to save a million lives touches on the core tension in moral philosophy between deontology (duty-based ethics) and consequentialism (outcome-based ethics).

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Gemini Pro 1.0: Sally has 1 sister. Explanation: Sally is a girl. She has 3 brothers. All the siblings share the same sisters. Since Sally is one of the sisters, and each brother has 2 sisters in total, there must be one other girl besides Sally in the family. Therefore, Sally has 1 sister.

    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Sally has 2 sisters. Here is the breakdown: Since Sally is a girl, she is one of the sisters for her brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. Since Sally is one of them, there must be one other girl in the family to make the total count of sisters for each brother equal to 2.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

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Price and specs

Gemini Pro 1.0 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning compared across 26 shared prompts
SpecGemini Pro 1.0Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Input price$0.5/M tokens$0.08/M tokens
Output price$1.5/M tokens$0.2/M tokens
Context window33K tokens1.0M tokens
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoYes (1 provider)
ReleasedDec 2023Aug 2026
At 10M a month$5.00$5.00$0.80$0.80
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it6 hosts, cheapest first
Gemini Pro 1.0

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning6 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • DDarkbloomint4$0.03 in·$0.12 out·262k·99.2% up
  • WWafer$0.04 in·$0.13 out·262k·99.9% up
  • Iio.net$0.05 in·$0.13 out·262k·100% up
  • DDeepInfrabf16$0.06 in·$0.16 out·262k·99.7% up
  • CCoreWeavebf16$0.07 in·$0.20 out·262k·100% up
  • PPhala$0.07 in·$0.20 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Gemini Pro 1.0 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Gemini Pro 1.0 is developed by Google AI while Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is developed by NVIDIA. Gemini Pro 1.0 has a 33K token context window vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 26 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Gemini Pro 1.0 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

It depends on your use case. Gemini Pro 1.0 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 26 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Gemini Pro 1.0 cost compared to Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Gemini Pro 1.0 costs $0.5/M input tokens and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs $0.08/M input tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is $0.42/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Gemini Pro 1.0 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning on Rival?

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