Command A Reasoning vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Command A Reasoning | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Cohere | NVIDIA |
| Family | Command A | Nvidia Nemotron 3 5 Lightning |
| Model | Command A Reasoning | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B |
| Version | Command A Reasoning | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2025-08-21 | 2026-08-11 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-06-01 | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 256,000 | 1,048,576 |
| Total parameters | 111,000,000,000 | 30,000,000,000 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | 3,000,000,000 |
| License | Unknown | openmdw-1.1 |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | No | Yes |
| Provider access | Cohere (Standard) | Fireworks Ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | agents, chat, citations, reasoning, rag, structured_outputs, tools | agents, chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
14 comparable fields · 11 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Command A Reasoning Capabilities
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Command A Reasoning vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B FAQs
Is Command A Reasoning or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Command A Reasoning and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Command A Reasoning or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B?+
Neither model has a directly sourced input price in this comparison. Neither model has a directly sourced output price in this comparison.
Which has a larger context window, Command A Reasoning or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B has the larger sourced context window. Command A Reasoning supports 256,000 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B supports 1,048,576.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Command A Reasoning or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Command A Reasoning or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B be self-hosted?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Command A Reasoning is not marked open weight; NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B is open weight.
Can Command A Reasoning and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B understand images?+
Command A Reasoning is not documented with image input; NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Command A Reasoning or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Command A Reasoning is 32,000 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B is —.
Do Command A Reasoning and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B support reasoning and tool use?+
Command A Reasoning: reasoning and tool calling. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Command A Reasoning or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B?+
Command A Reasoning has 1 sourced provider route; NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B has 1, a tie.
Which offers better value, Command A Reasoning or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.