Model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Wizardlm 13b
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher in 7 categories and Wizardlm 13b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 48.5 to 30.5.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 31.4 |
| 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), Wizardlm 13b: 30.1 (#298)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1375 | 1035 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127), Wizardlm 13b: 19.4 (#259)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1337 | 1018 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155), Wizardlm 13b: 30.2 (#238)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1017 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154), Wizardlm 13b: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1356 | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180), Wizardlm 13b: 27.1 (#277)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1295 | 1034 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1359 | 1023 |
| LMArena French | 1366 | — |
| LMArena German | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1238 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1253 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1345 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170), Wizardlm 13b: 53.5 (#285)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1318 | 1048 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165), Wizardlm 13b: 32.0 (#273)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1314 | 1054 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201), Wizardlm 13b: 30.5 (#287)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1327 | 1077 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1328 | 1047 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Wizardlm 13b?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Wizardlm 13b better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Wizardlm 13b share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 13b has 10.