Model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Olmo 3 32b Think
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 38.7 |
| 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 | 18 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1375 | 1319 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127), Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1337 | 1302 |
Math Too close to call
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155), Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1316 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154), Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1356 | 1273 |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1295 | 1255 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1359 | 1300 |
| LMArena French | 1366 | 1291 |
| LMArena German | 1282 | 1290 |
| LMArena Russian | 1253 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1238 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1345 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1318 | 1275 |
Long Context Too close to call
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1314 | 1296 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1327 | 1300 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | 1256 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1328 | 1290 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Olmo 3 32b Think?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 38.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Olmo 3 32b Think share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.