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SmolVLA 450M vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B

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SmolVLA 450MHugging Face LeRobot
Pricing and Limits
Context windowMaximum documented tokensNot reported1,049K
Model facts checkedAug 29, 2026View model evidence →Sep 3, 2026View model evidence →
Different Model RolesThese models do not share a sourced market category. Their primary-source facts remain comparable below, while performance claims require matched evidence.

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldSmolVLA 450MNVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B
DeveloperHugging Face LeRobotNVIDIA
FamilySmolVLANvidia Nemotron 3 5 Lightning
ModelSmolVLA 450MNVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B
Version450MNVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2025-06-032026-08-11
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, Image, Robot stateText
Output modalitiesRobot actionText
Context windowUnknown1,049K
Total parameters450M30B
Active parametersUnknown3B
Licenseapache-2.0openmdw-1.1
Open weightsYesYes
API availableNoYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessUnknownFireworks Ai (Standard)
Capabilitiesasynchronous-inference, fine-tuning, low-cost-hardware, manipulationagents, chat, generation, reasoning, tools
Robotics model typeVision-language-action modelUnknown
Action representationContinuous action chunks from a flow-matching action expertUnknown
Control architectureSmolVLM2 backbone with flow-matching action expertUnknown
Inference locationOn deviceUnknown
Native control rate (Hz)UnknownUnknown
Supported embodimentsSO-100, SO-101, LeKiwi, LIBERO FrankaUnknown
Training dataCompatibly licensed LeRobot community datasets totaling fewer than 30,000 episodes in the cited release.Unknown

SmolVLA 450M Capabilities

asynchronous-inferencefine-tuninglow-cost-hardwaremanipulation
Model typeVision-language-action model
InferenceOn device
Action representationContinuous action chunks from a flow-matching action expert
Supported embodiments4
Canonical IDlerobot/smolvla_base

NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B Capabilities

agentschatgenerationreasoningtools
Model typeUnknown
InferenceUnknown
Action representationUnknown
Supported embodimentsUnknown
Canonical IDnvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-BF16

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Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

SmolVLA: Efficient Vision-Language-Action Model trained on LeRobot Community DataHugging Face · observed Aug 29, 2026nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-BF16 developer model repositoryNVIDIA · observed Sep 3, 2026

Questions

SmolVLA 450M vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B FAQs

Is SmolVLA 450M or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both SmolVLA 450M 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, SmolVLA 450M 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, SmolVLA 450M or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+

Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. SmolVLA 450M is — and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is 1,049K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, SmolVLA 450M 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 SmolVLA 450M or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. SmolVLA 450M is open weight; NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is open weight.

Can SmolVLA 450M and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B understand images?+

SmolVLA 450M is 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, SmolVLA 450M or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. SmolVLA 450M is — and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is —.

Do SmolVLA 450M and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B support reasoning and tool use?+

SmolVLA 450M: image input. 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, SmolVLA 450M or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+

SmolVLA 450M has 0 sourced provider routes; NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has 1, so NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, SmolVLA 450M 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.

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