Model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 48.5 to 25.8.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 30.3 |
| 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 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1375 | 1016 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1337 | 993 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1018 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1356 | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1295 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1359 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1253 | 947 |
| LMArena French | 1366 | — |
| LMArena German | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1238 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1345 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1318 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1314 | — |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1327 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1328 | 1007 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.