Model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 69.6 to 63.1.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2026-08-11 | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1375 | 1209 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1337 | 1202 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1216 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1356 | 1171 |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1295 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1359 | 1214 |
| LMArena French | 1366 | 1197 |
| LMArena German | 1282 | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1206 | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | 1238 | 1148 |
| LMArena Russian | 1253 | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1345 | 1195 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1318 | 1203 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1314 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1327 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1328 | 1214 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.