Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Yi-Lightning in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Yi-Lightning leads 50.2 to 15.2.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Yi-Lightning leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1302 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1300 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1286 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multilingual Yi-Lightning leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | — | 1305 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1278 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Yi-Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 27.4 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Yi-Lightning share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.