NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Hy4 preview
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | NVIDIA | Tencent |
| Family | Nvidia Nemotron 3 5 Lightning | Hy4 |
| Model | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | Hy4 preview |
| Version | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | Hy4 preview |
| Lifecycle | active | preview |
| Released | 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-28 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,049K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | 30B | 770B |
| Active parameters | 3B | 49B |
| License | openmdw-1.1 | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Fireworks Ai (Standard) | Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | agents, chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
17 comparable fields · 12 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B Capabilities
Hy4 preview Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Questions
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Hy4 preview FAQs
Is NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Hy4 preview better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Hy4 preview, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Hy4 preview?+
Only Hy4 preview has a directly sourced input price: $0.834 per million tokens. Only Hy4 preview has a directly sourced output price: $2.501 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Hy4 preview?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has the larger sourced context window. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B supports 1,049K and Hy4 preview supports 1,000K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Hy4 preview?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Hy4 preview be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is open weight; Hy4 preview is open weight.
Can NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Hy4 preview understand images?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is not documented with image input; Hy4 preview is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Hy4 preview?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is — and Hy4 preview is —.
Do NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Hy4 preview support reasoning and tool use?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: reasoning and tool calling. Hy4 preview: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Hy4 preview?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has 1 sourced provider route; Hy4 preview has 1, a tie.
Which offers better value, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Hy4 preview?+
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.