# Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-nemotron-3-5-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 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 instruction following, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 69.8 to 65.7.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 39.3 |
| Rank | 196 | 156 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.06 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.6 (#143)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1370 |

## Reasoning

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 25.7 (#128)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1335 |

## Math

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 34.7 (#156)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1355 |

## Knowledge

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 36.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1354 |

## Multilingual

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#175)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1292 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1285 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1280 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1233 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1257 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1278 | 1321 |

## Instruction Following

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.8 (#166)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1317 |

## Long Context

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#160)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1267 | 1312 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#198)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1324 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1327 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |

## FAQ

### Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.6 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.