Model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Palm 2
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 44.0 to 21.1.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 39.3 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2026-08-11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.16 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.6 (#143), Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 995 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 25.7 (#128), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1335 | 1005 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 34.7 (#156), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1355 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 36.9 (#154), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1354 | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#175), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1292 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1356 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1369 | — |
| LMArena German | 1280 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1233 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1257 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1321 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.8 (#166), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1317 | 1010 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#160), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#198), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1324 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1327 | 994 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Palm 2?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Palm 2 better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.6 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.