Model comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Yi-Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 37.1 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 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 40.4 to 27.4.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-08-11 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1375 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1337 | 1302 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | 1300 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1356 | 1286 |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1295 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1359 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1366 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1282 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1206 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1238 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1253 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1345 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1318 | 1278 |
Long Context Too close to call
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1314 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1327 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1328 | 1311 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Yi-Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.