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Ling 3.0 tiny vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Ling 3.0 tiny (InclusionAI) and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (NVIDIA) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Ling 3.0 tiny holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#79 vs #80); and Ling 3.0 tiny ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Ling 3.0 tiny if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #79 against #80 (32.4 vs 31.7 points).
  • you want to self-host: Ling 3.0 tiny ships open weights while Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is restricted license.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 24.5 against 23.6.

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Lightning if…

  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3.5 Lightning was listed 11 August 2026, Ling 3.0 tiny 10 August 2026.

Ling 3.0 tiny vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Ling 3.0 tiny and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
FieldLing 3.0 tinyInclusionAINemotron 3.5 LightningNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#79#80
Index score32.431.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.08
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.20
Context window— tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens—131K
API providers listed03
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed10 August 202611 August 2026
PublisherInclusionAINVIDIA

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Ling 3.0 tiny vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Public benchmark boards where Ling 3.0 tiny or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has a published result
BoardLing 3.0 tinyNemotron 3.5 LightningLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis24.5intelligence-index23.6intelligence-indexLing 3.0 tiny

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Ling 3.0 tiny vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: common questions

Is Ling 3.0 tiny better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Ling 3.0 tiny ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #79 against #80. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Ling 3.0 tiny cheaper than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Ling 3.0 tiny or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Ling 3.0 tiny or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Ling 3.0 tiny and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning open-weight models?

Ling 3.0 tiny: Open weights. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Ling 3.0 tiny and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Ling 3.0 tiny and 3 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Ling 3.0 tiny vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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