Model comparison
DBRX vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 1 category and Yi-Lightning in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Yi-Lightning leads 34.8 to 14.9.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DBRX | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 36.5 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding DBRX leads
DBRX: 32.3 (#262), Yi-Lightning: 27.0 (#315)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1313 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
DBRX: 20.5 (#218), Yi-Lightning: 24.9 (#137)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1302 |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
DBRX: 22.3 (#265), Yi-Lightning: 33.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1300 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Yi-Lightning leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#289), Yi-Lightning: 34.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
Multilingual Yi-Lightning leads
DBRX: 29.4 (#263), Yi-Lightning: 42.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1095 | 1304 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
DBRX: 57.7 (#265), Yi-Lightning: 67.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1278 |
Long Context Yi-Lightning leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#253), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#271), Yi-Lightning: 50.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
DBRX scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 27.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.