Model comparison
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 4 340b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Yi-Lightning in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 35.2 to 27.4.
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2024-06-14 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1209 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1202 | 1302 |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1216 | 1300 |
Knowledge Yi-Lightning leads
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1171 | 1286 |
Multilingual Yi-Lightning leads
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1206 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1214 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1197 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1192 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1128 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1148 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1219 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1195 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1203 | 1278 |
Long Context Yi-Lightning leads
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1225 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1225 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1203 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1214 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 4 340b Instruct or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.2 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 4 340b Instruct and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.