Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro 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 math, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 34.7 to 8.7.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 39.3 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.16 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.6 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1370 |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 25.7 (#128)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1335 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | — |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 34.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1355 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 36.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1354 |
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | — |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1292 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1144 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1280 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 1213 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1257 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | 1321 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1233 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.8 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1317 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#160)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1324 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1327 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.6 versus 31.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.