Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct vs Sonar
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.8 to 35.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Sonar leads 52.6 to 43.5.
- Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 35.2 | 37.8 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 35.0 (#219), Sonar: 35.1 (#217)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1223 | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 22.5 (#177), Sonar: 20.3 (#221)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1204 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 32.0 (#189), Sonar: 31.3 (#197)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1230 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 31.3 (#213), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1167 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.3 (#236), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1181 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1179 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | — |
Instruction Following Sonar leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 63.2 (#228), Sonar: 71.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1201 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.5 (#225), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1205 | — |
Writing & Preference Sonar leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 43.5 (#224), Sonar: 52.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1228 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1227 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct better than Sonar?
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.8 to 35.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct or Sonar better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.0 vs 35.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.