Model comparison
ERNIE 5.0 0110 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
ERNIE 5.0 0110 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 39.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.0 0110 scores higher in 7 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads 63.4 to 48.5.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 39.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.16 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 42.3 (#94), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.6 (#143)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | 1370 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 16.3 (#296), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 25.7 (#128)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1446 | 1335 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 10.3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 41.7% | — |
Math ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 36.5 (#111), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 34.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1437 | 1355 |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.2 (#125), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 36.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1427 | 1354 |
Multimodal Not comparable
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.1 (#49), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1248 | — |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 54.3 (#47), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#175)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1436 | 1292 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1512 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1466 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1462 | 1280 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1383 | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | 1233 |
| LMArena Russian | 1446 | 1257 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1321 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 74.7 (#88), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.8 (#166)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1413 | 1317 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 43.4 (#90), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#160)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads
ERNIE 5.0 0110: 63.4 (#64), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#198)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1445 | 1324 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1426 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 1327 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
ERNIE 5.0 0110 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 39.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
ERNIE 5.0 0110 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.3 versus 39.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.0 0110 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.0 0110 has 20 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.