# DBRX vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-nemotron-3-5-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 36.9 to 14.9.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 39.3 |
| Rank | 307 | 156 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.06 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.16 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.3 (#262)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.6 (#143)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1370 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 20.5 (#218)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 25.7 (#128)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1335 |

## Math

- DBRX: 22.3 (#265)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 34.7 (#156)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1355 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#289)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 36.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1354 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.4 (#263)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#175)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1292 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1095 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1280 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1233 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1257 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1321 |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.7 (#265)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.8 (#166)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1317 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#253)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#160)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1312 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.7 (#271)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#198)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1324 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1327 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.6 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.