# Gemma 3 1B vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-3-1b-vs-nemotron-3-5-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 37.5 to 7.0.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 40.0 |
| Rank | 353 | 155 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1375 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: —

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1337 |

## Math

- Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1356 |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1359 |
| LMArena French | — | 1366 |
| LMArena German | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1345 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1318 |

## Long Context

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1314 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1254 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1328 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 3 1B better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.