Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
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NVIDIASummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 37.5 to 21.1.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 33K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1375 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1337 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1356 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1359 |
| LMArena French | — | 1366 |
| LMArena German | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1345 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1318 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1314 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1254 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1328 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 36.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.