Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 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 instruction following, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 69.6 to 65.5.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1375 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1337 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1359 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1356 |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1359 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1366 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1345 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1318 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1314 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 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 Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.