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Nvidia Releases Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Open AI Model
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Fusion42 · 17 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Nvidia released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a 30 billion-parameter open AI model optimized for fast execution in AI agent systems, supporting up to 1 million token contexts and designed to handle specialized tasks rapidly. It is part of an architecture shift towards systems of models that route tasks by latency, cost and specialization rather than relying on a single large model.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Agents and AI Frontier Models, and 8 sources have reported it between 11 Aug 2026 and 18 Aug 2026.
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You need to rethink your AI deployments from single models to specialised systems that pick the fastest option for each task. Nvidia’s open routing tools mean you can build workflows that automatically assign work across models to cut costs and boost speed today.
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8 sources · first reported 11 Aug 2026 · latest 18 Aug 2026
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