NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
At a Glance
| Compare | Stable Diffusion 3.5 MediumStability AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 1,049K | 0K |
| Model facts checked | Sep 3, 2026View model evidence → | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → |
Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →
Available Benchmarks
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | stable-diffusion-3.5-medium |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | NVIDIA | Stability AI |
| Family | Nvidia Nemotron 3 5 Lightning | Stable Diffusion 3 5 Medium |
| Model | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | stable-diffusion-3.5-medium |
| Version | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | stable-diffusion-3.5-medium |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-08-11 | 2024-10-29 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Image |
| Context window | 1,049K | 0K |
| Total parameters | 30B | 2.5B |
| Active parameters | 3B | Unknown |
| License | openmdw-1.1 | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Fireworks Ai (Standard) | Hugging Face (Standard), Stability AI (Pay as you go) |
| Capabilities | agents, chat, generation, reasoning, tools | generation |
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B Capabilities
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium Capabilities
Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium FAQs
Is NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium, 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 Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium?+
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, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has the larger sourced context window. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B supports 1,049K and Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium supports 0K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium?+
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 Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is open weight; Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium is open weight.
Can NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium understand images?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is not documented with image input; Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium 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 Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is — and Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium is —.
Do NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium support reasoning and tool use?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: reasoning and tool calling. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium: none of these features are definitively sourced. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has 1 sourced provider route; Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium has 2, so Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium?+
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.