Model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Qwen3.6 Flash
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
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NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Flash leads 42.1 to 37.5.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.19 / $1.13 for Qwen3.6 Flash.
- Qwen3.6 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 38.8 |
| Released | 2026-08-11 | 2026-04-27 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 262K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $0.19 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $1.13 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1375 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 326.4 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127), Qwen3.6 Flash: 29.0 (#96)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 35.2% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1337 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 18% |
| DTBench | — | 77.1% |
| LMCA | — | 31% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.26 |
Math Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155), Qwen3.6 Flash: 39.0 (#117)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 22.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 84.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1359 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 10.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 0% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154), Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.1 (#100)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 15.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1356 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1295 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1359 | — |
| LMArena French | 1366 | — |
| LMArena German | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1238 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1253 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1345 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1318 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1314 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1327 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1328 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Qwen3.6 Flash?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Qwen3.6 Flash?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Flash lists at $0.19 and $1.13.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Qwen3.6 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Flash has 13.