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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 vs nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes DeepSeek V3.2 and nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

DeepSeek V3.2 has more Credits provider routes. nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B has the lower published input-plus-output rate, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token.

$0.6752/1MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 cheapest route

$0.26375/1Mnvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B cheapest route

1793 msDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 fastest measured p50 TTFT via digitalocean

812 msnvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B fastest measured p50 TTFT via nvidia-nim

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B

Model iddeepseek/deepseek-v3.2nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b

Publisher DeepSeek NVIDIA

AI IQ IQ 102#110 —

Context131,072 tokens262,144 tokens

Credits provider routes93

Cheapest route$0.6752/1M$0.26375/1M

Cached input$0.1055/1M to $0.714109/1M$0.03165/1M to $0.0422/1M

Privacy posturehas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)provider posture varies

Fastest measured p50 TTFT1793 ms via digitalocean812 ms via nvidia-nim

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 routes

Overview9 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
ProvidersAll serving providers

nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B routes

Overview3 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-v3.2",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 or nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B?

Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 or nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.6752/1M for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 and $0.26375/1M for nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 or nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 1793 ms for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 and 812 ms for nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 and nvidia/Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 and nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.