Model comparison
DBRX vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 37.5 to 14.9.
Side by side
| DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1375 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1337 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1359 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1356 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1359 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1366 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1345 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1318 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1314 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.