Aion 3.5 is a multi-model roleplaying and storytelling system from AionLabs, built on the GLM family of models. It uses a collaborative generation process in which multiple specialized models each...
Model details →AionLabs: Aion 3.5 vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 3B active parameters out of 30B total. It is suited for high-throughput agentic workloads and specialized tasks that...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion 3.5 | NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 1M | 🏆 NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $3.00 | $0.08 | 🏆 NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $6.00 | $0.20 | 🏆 NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is AionLabs: Aion 3.5 better than NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between AionLabs: Aion 3.5 and NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Input: $3.00 vs $0.08 per 1M tokens. Output: $6.00 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion 3.5 and NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning support?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5 supports up to 262K tokens. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion 3.5 and NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion 3.5: yes. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: yes.