Model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Yi-1.5-34B
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher in 8 categories and Yi-1.5-34B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 37.5 to 14.8.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 30.6 |
| Released | 2026-08-11 | 2024-05-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.4 (#272)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1375 | 1169 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 33.9% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 43.8% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127), Yi-1.5-34B: 22.5 (#191)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1337 | 1160 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155), Yi-1.5-34B: 27.5 (#249)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1182 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 25.5% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154), Yi-1.5-34B: 14.8 (#295)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1356 | 1144 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 32% |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.3 (#256)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1295 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1359 | 1213 |
| LMArena French | 1366 | 1156 |
| LMArena German | 1282 | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1206 | 1021 |
| LMArena Korean | 1238 | 1005 |
| LMArena Russian | 1253 | 1091 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1345 | 1121 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170), Yi-1.5-34B: 59.2 (#257)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1318 | 1139 |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165), Yi-1.5-34B: 34.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1314 | 1143 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201), Yi-1.5-34B: 37.4 (#257)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1327 | 1173 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | 1135 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1328 | 1153 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Yi-1.5-34B?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Yi-1.5-34B better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 32.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Yi-1.5-34B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Yi-1.5-34B has 21.