Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B 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 10.0.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.16 per million input/output tokens, against $0.65 / $0.65 for Gemma 2 27B.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 8K.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 29.2 | 39.3 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 8K | 262K |
| Max output | 2K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $0.16 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 2 27B: 33.5 (#243), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.6 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1370 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 2 27B: 14.8 (#313), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 25.7 (#128)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1199 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.06 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.0 (#306), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 34.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1355 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 2 27B: 18.9 (#275), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 36.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1354 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.8 (#221), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1292 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1246 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1209 | 1280 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | 1233 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1257 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1321 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.7 (#244), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.8 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1317 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#213), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#160)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.4 (#220), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1324 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1327 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.16 per million output tokens; Gemma 2 27B lists at $0.65 and $0.65.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.6 versus 33.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning does, with 262K tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.