Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
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- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 36.9 to 7.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 39.3 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.16 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.6 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1370 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 25.7 (#128)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1335 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 34.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1355 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 36.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1354 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1292 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1356 |
| LMArena French | — | 1369 |
| LMArena German | — | 1280 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1233 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1257 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1321 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.8 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1317 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#160)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1324 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1254 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1327 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.