Ministral 8B (latest) vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning.
model vs model · prices as of
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning takes 3 of 5 rounds against Ministral 8B (latest). It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.16 per million tokens against $0.40.
Mistral AIMinistral 8B (latest)
$0.40/M tokens
Mistral AI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.066 per 1,000 pages
128k context · tool calling · open weights
NVIDIAwins 3 roundsNemotron 3.5 Lightning
$0.16/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at NanoGPT · $0.0306 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.10/M
$0.07/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.10/M
$0.20/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$0.16/M at NanoGPT
Standard price (lower wins)
$0.40/M
$0.41/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.066
$0.0306
Context
128k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
1 Oct 2024
11 Aug 2026
Providers selling it
11
12
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 6
NanoGPT$0.60 / $0.16
Kilo Gateway$0.60 / $0.30
Nous Portal$0.60 / $0.30
Vercel AI Gateway$0.60 / $0.35
OpenRouter$0.60 / $0.41
Eden AI$0.60 / $0.42
Ministral 8B (latest) then Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Nemotron 3.5 LightningDarkbloom$0.07 / $0.18 $0.04 / $0.1820% cheaper ·
- Nemotron 3.5 LightningKilo Gateway$0.07 / $0.18 $0.04 / $0.1820% cheaper ·
- Nemotron 3.5 LightningOpenRouterOpenRouter's list price, in and out per million tokens$0.08 / $0.20 $0.07 / $0.207% cheaper ·
- Nemotron 3.5 LightningNous Portal$0.07 / $0.18 $0.04 / $0.1820% cheaper ·
- Nemotron 3.5 LightningOpenRouter$0.08 / $0.20 $0.07 / $0.207% cheaper ·
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Phala (RedPill)$0.08 / $0.20 $0.07 / $0.207% cheaper · - Ministral 8B (latest)
Cortecs$0.17 / $0.17 $0.18 / $0.187% dearer · - Ministral 8B (latest)Nous Portal$0.12 / $0.12 $0.15 / $0.1525% dearer ·
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
CoreWeave$0.10 / $0.25 $0.07 / $0.2025% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Ministral 8B (latest) or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, at $0.16 per million tokens against $0.40 for Ministral 8B (latest), three parts input to one part output, read on 19 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Ministral 8B (latest): nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.40 is the number to beat. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: $0.16 at NanoGPT.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 6 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, Vercel AI Gateway, OpenRouter, Eden AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, at 262k tokens against 128k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 19 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.