Model comparison
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 48.5 to 31.6.
Side by side
| Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 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 | 9 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.9 (#300), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1025 | 1375 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 20.0 (#246), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1047 | 1337 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.3 (#226), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1072 | 1359 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1356 |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#270), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1063 | 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
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.2 (#279), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1060 | 1318 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#288), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 998 | 1314 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.6 (#283), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1098 | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1091 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1058 | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.