Model comparison
Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 1 category and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 26.8 to 19.9.
Side by side
| Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 40.0 |
| Released | — | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1268 | 1375 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1284 | 1337 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 31.5% | — |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1251 | 1359 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1246 | 1356 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1285 | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1309 | 1359 |
| LMArena French | 1330 | 1366 |
| LMArena German | 1311 | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1272 | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | 1259 | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1305 | 1345 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1255 | 1318 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1314 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1306 | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1287 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1276 | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.