Model comparison
Llama 13b vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.
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NVIDIASummary
- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 13b scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 48.5 to 13.8.
Side by side
| Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 24.4 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2023-02-24 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 21.4 (#337), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 683 | 1375 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 14.0 (#329), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 728 | 1337 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 37.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 100.58 | — |
| HellaSwag | 79.2% | — |
| LAMBADA | 75.2% | — |
| PIQA | 80.1% | — |
| WinoGrande | 73% | — |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 26.7 (#256), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 838 | 1359 |
| GSM8K | 20.6% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1356 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 52.7% | — |
| BoolQ | 78.7% | — |
| MMLU | 47.7% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 56.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 77.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 43.3% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 16.6 (#297), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 819 | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1359 |
| LMArena French | — | 1366 |
| LMArena German | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1345 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 36.7 (#305), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 781 | 1318 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 13b: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1314 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama 13b: 13.8 (#312), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | Llama 13b | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 834 | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 794 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 753 | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 13b better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 24.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 13b or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 21.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 13b and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 13b has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.