# Codellama 34b Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-nemotron-3-5-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 48.5 to 28.2.

## Snapshot

| | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 40.0 |
| Rank | 287 | 155 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1375 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1337 |

## Math

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1359 |

## Knowledge

- Codellama 34b Instruct: —
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1356 |

## Multilingual

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1359 |
| LMArena French | — | 1366 |
| LMArena German | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1345 |

## Instruction Following

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1318 |

## Long Context

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1314 |

## Writing & Preference

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |

## FAQ

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.