Dots 3 Note Preview vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-11-14 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — Free per million tokens versus
Free, a 0% difference.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning offers the larger context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 512,000 for Dots 3 Note Preview.
Head to head
| Dots 3 Note Preview | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | Free | Free |
| Output, per 1M tokens | Free | Free |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | Free | Free |
| Context window | 512,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Vendor | dots-studio | nvidia |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Dots 3 Note Preview | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | Free | Free |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | Free | Free |
| 100M in / 25M out | Free | Free |
Which should you pick?
Pick Nemotron 3.5 Lightning when you need the longer context window (1,000,000 vs 512,000 tokens). Pick Nemotron 3.5 Lightning when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.