What is the cheapest NVIDIA model?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, at $0.059 per million input tokens and $0.17 per million output tokens.

How much does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cost?

$0.059 per million input tokens and $0.17 per million output tokens at list price.

How many NVIDIA models are available through the API?

5 are listed on OpenRouter right now, 5 of them paid.

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NVIDIA API pricing

Every NVIDIA model available through OpenRouter, at NVIDIA's list price per million tokens.

Newest

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

$0.059 in · $0.17 out

Cheapest

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

$0.059 in · $0.17 out

Most expensive

Nemotron 3 Ultra

$0.6 in · $2.40 out

All NVIDIA models and prices

Model	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Blended 3:1	Context
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning	$0.059	$0.17	$0.087	262K
Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety	$0.2	$0.2	$0.2	131K
Nemotron 3 Ultra	$0.6	$2.40	$1.05	262K
Nemotron 3 Super	$0.08	$0.45	$0.172	262K
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B	$0.05	$0.2	$0.087	262K

Per million tokens, list price. Newest first.

Where to buy NVIDIA API credits for less

NVIDIA models cost the same per token wherever they're billed through OpenRouter. The credits don't. Live quotes for $100 of usage:

#	Where you buy	You payYou pay for $100.00 of usage	vs list price	Price source
1	OrbioCardCheapest right now Credits from a discount book, plus a 5% platform fee and card processing, both included in the quote.	$85.10 incl. $2.60 card processing	-14.9%	live quote
2	smaaartCard Credits from a discount book, plus a 5% platform fee on face value. Card processing and taxes shown at checkout.	$95.00 + card processing and tax at checkout (not in this number)	-5.0%	live quote
3	Direct from the labCard Prepaid credits at face value (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google…). Taxes may apply.	$100.00 no top-up fee	list price	face value
4	OpenRouterCrypto 5% on crypto purchases. No markup on model prices.	$105.00 fees included	+5.0%	published fee
5	OpenRouterCard 5.5% on card purchases, $0.80 minimum. No markup on model prices.	$105.50 fees included	+5.5%	published fee

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