# Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Pixtral Large

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/nemotron-3-5-lightning-vs-pixtral-large
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher in 2 categories and Pixtral Large in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 48.5 to 32.9.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 155 | 259 |
| Context | 262K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.05 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $0.20 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1375 | — |

## Reasoning

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
- Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1337 | — |

## Math

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1359 | — |

## Knowledge

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1356 | — |

## Multimodal

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: —
- Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |

## Multilingual

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| 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

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1318 | — |

## Long Context

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1314 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1280 | 988 |
| LMArena Text | 1327 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1254 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1328 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better than Pixtral Large?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning or Pixtral Large?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning does, with 262K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Pixtral Large share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.