# Codellama 34b Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

> Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads 52.5 to 28.4.

## Snapshot

| | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 39.9 |
| Rank | 285 | 144 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.0 (#310)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.9 (#139)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1378 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 18.8 (#250)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 26.0 (#123)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1348 |

## Math

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#227)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 35.0 (#147)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1369 |

## Knowledge

- Codellama 34b Instruct: —
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.6 (#145)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.6% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1354 |

## Multilingual

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.9 (#279)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 46.0 (#158)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | — | 1396 |
| LMArena German | — | 1349 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1270 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1303 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1377 |

## Instruction Following

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.4 (#286)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 69.0 (#175)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1303 |

## Long Context

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.8 (#279)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#170)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1014 | 1300 |

## Writing & Preference

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.4 (#292)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.5 (#169)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1348 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1269 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1319 |

## FAQ

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better for coding?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 28.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18.