Nemotron 3.5 Models by NVIDIA AI
NVIDIA AI releases · 20 in the last 12 months · this family litChangelog →
1 model2026Up to 1.05m ctx
Last refreshed 2026-10-05. Next refresh: weekly.
Details
ResearcherNVIDIA AI
LicenseOpenMDW 1.1
Commercial useCommercial use: permitted
Models1
Released2026
Max context1.05m
Capabilities
ReasoningAll models
JSON / Tool useAll models
About
NVIDIA's Nemotron 3.5 generation of open models (successor to Nemotron 3). First text LLM in seed: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (30B total / 3B active, up to 1M context), released 11 August 2026 under OpenMDW 1.1. NVIDIA also publishes Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety and Nemotron 3.5 ASR checkpoints (not seeded here).
Decision facts
- Best fit
- reasoningJSON / Tool usecoding
- Capability starting point
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning with 1.05m context and reasoning and JSON / Tool use
- Lowest tracked input
- Not tracked
- Closest related family
- NemoGuard
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
1 in view
Nemotron 3.5 LightningCurrent
Use when the workload needs 1.05m context, reasoning, and JSON / Tool use.
2026-081.05m contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Use when the workload needs 1.05m context, reasoning, and JSON / Tool use. | 2026-08 | 1.05m contextreasoningJSON / Tool use | Current |
Release Timeline
1 release group2026-08
1 current
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Current1.05m contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
Specifications(1 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters | Reasoning | JSON / Tool use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 2026-08 | 1.05m | 30B (3B activated) | Yes | Yes |
