Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B

Perplexity responses

Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is a Perplexity responses-API model.Input is priced at $0.0115/M tokens and output at $0.170/M tokens. Capabilities include function calling, reasoning. Route Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B via Future AGI's Agent Command Center for unified observability, caching, and 15 routing strategies including cost-optimized fallback.

Pricing source: litellm Last verified: Oct 22, 2026 View source ↗
Cost calculator

Estimate Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B spend

Pick a workload, fine-tune the sliders, and see the monthly bill.

~3K in / ~400 out · 5K req/day
3,000
0200,000
400
016,000
5,000
01,000,000
cached @ $0.001150/M
Per request
$0.000103
in $0.000035 · out $0.000068
Per day
$0.5125
5,000 requests
Per month
$15.60
152,188 requests

Estimate uses $0.0115/M input · $0.1700/M output. Provider pricing changes. Production costs vary with retries, streaming overhead, and tool-call rounds.
Want this for free? Cache + route via Agent Command Center — first 100K requests and 100K cache hits free every month.

Pricing

Per-token rates, expressed in USD per 1M tokens. Verified Oct 22, 2026.

Input $0.0115/M
Output $0.170/M
Blended (3:1 in:out) $0.0511/M
Cross-model comparable price
Cached input $0.001150/M

Context & limits

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Modalities
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Capabilities

  • Function calling ✓ supported
  • Parallel tool calls — not advertised
  • Vision input — not advertised
  • Audio input — not advertised
  • Audio output — not advertised
  • PDF input — not advertised
  • Streaming ✓ supported
  • Structured output — not advertised
  • Prompt caching — not advertised
  • Reasoning ✓ supported

Strengths & caveats — when to pick Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B

Data-driven from Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B's percentile within responses peers.

Where it's strong

  • +multi-step reasoning and analysis tasks
  • +agentic workflows that depend on reliable tool calls

Watch out for

  • !high cost — input + output rates are in the top 100% of priced responses peers; consider a cheaper sibling for high-volume workloads

Benchmarks pending

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Try it

Call Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B via Agent Command Center

One OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Routing, fallback, semantic caching, guardrails, and cost tracking come along for the ride. First 100K requests + 100K cache hits free every month.

SDK
Native Future AGI client (agentcc / @agentcc/client). Per-call metadata — provider, cost, latency, cache hit, request id — is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers, so any HTTP client can read it.
# Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B via the Agent Command Center Python SDK
# pip install agentcc
import os
from agentcc import AgentCC

client = AgentCC(
    api_key=os.environ["AGENTCC_API_KEY"],   # from app.futureagi.com → Settings → API Keys
    base_url="https://gateway.futureagi.com/v1",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="perplexity/perplexity-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B!"}],
)

print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
print(f"Tokens: {resp.usage.total_tokens}")

# Per-call gateway metadata is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers.
# When you need it programmatically, use .with_raw_response to get them:
raw = client.chat.completions.with_raw_response.create(
    model="perplexity/perplexity-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Same call, but I want the headers."}],
)
print("Provider:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-provider"))
print("Latency:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-latency-ms"), "ms")
print("Cost:   ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cost"), "USD")
print("Cache:  ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cache"))
Set AGENTCC_API_KEY with a key fromapp.futureagi.com.Gateway docs ↗

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FAQ

How much does Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B cost?

Input is priced at $0.0115 per 1M tokens and output at $0.170 per 1M tokens (Perplexity, last verified Oct 22, 2026).

What is the context window of Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?

Context window for Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is not currently public.

Does Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B support function calling?

Yes — Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B supports function (tool) calling.

Is Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B good for production?

Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is well-suited for multi-step reasoning and analysis tasks and agentic workflows that depend on reliable tool calls. Consider alternatives if you need high cost — input + output rates are in the top 100% of priced responses peers; consider a cheaper sibling for high-volume workloads.

How can I route to Perplexity Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B with fallback?

Use Agent Command Center: a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint that supports cost-optimized routing, latency-aware retries, model fallback, and shadow traffic. Configure once, swap models without app changes.

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