Model comparison
Deepseek Coder v2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Deepseek Coder v2 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 writing & preference, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 48.5 to 38.2.
Side by side
| Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2024-06-17 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 38.1 (#183), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1251 | 1375 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 59.7% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 82.3% | — |
| MBPP+ | 75.1% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 23.6 (#176), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1207 | 1337 |
| WinoGrande | 83.7% | — |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 34.9 (#190), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1241 | 1359 |
| GSM8K | 94.5% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 32.3 (#212), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1181 | 1356 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 64.3% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 36.3 (#240), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1182 | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1201 | 1359 |
| LMArena French | 1185 | 1366 |
| LMArena German | 1164 | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1126 | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | 1104 | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | 1188 | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1153 | 1345 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 61.7 (#242), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1180 | 1318 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 37.0 (#224), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1314 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 38.2 (#253), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1120 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1177 | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Deepseek Coder v2 better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Deepseek Coder v2 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 38.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Deepseek Coder v2 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Deepseek Coder v2 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.