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# Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4)

> Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) by NVIDIA. Ranked #151 of 368 with a Noometry Index of 41.4. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b
- Last updated: 2026-11-04
- Title: Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Benchmarks, Price & Rank (November 2026)

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) by NVIDIA ranks 151st of 368 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of November 2026, with a score of 41.4. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 120th.

Last verified November 4, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #151 of 368
- **Index score:** 41.4
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 17 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/nvidia.svg) NVIDIA](https://noometry.com/providers/nvidia)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) category scores

1.  Coding 41.2
2.  Reasoning 29.6
3.  Math 40.0
4.  Knowledge 38.7
5.  Multilingual 43.0
6.  Instruction Following 69.6
7.  Long Context 40.0
8.  Writing & Preference 51.4
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Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 41.2 | #139 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 29.6 | #120 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 40.0 | #146 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 38.7 | #160 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 43.0 | #178 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 69.6 | #171 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 40.0 | #162 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 51.4 | #177 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4): strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 29.6 | +3.6 | #120 of 349, top 35% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 41.2 | +2.0 | #139 of 346, top 41% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 40.0 | +1.4 | #146 of 342, top 43% |

### Weakest categories

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4): weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 43.0 | −3.8 | #178 of 294, top 61% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 51.4 | −2.1 | #177 of 317, top 56% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 69.6 | −1.4 | #171 of 308, top 56% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4). When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4)
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grok-3 mini](https://noometry.com/models/grok-3-mini) | #147 | 41.6 | — | 10 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-3-mini-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b) |
| [Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite) | #148 | 41.5 | $0.85 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b) |
| [Qwen3.5 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-plus) | #149 | 41.4 | $0.90 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-vs-qwen3-5-plus) |
| [Mistral Medium 3](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-medium-3) | #150 | 41.4 | $0.80 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-medium-3-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b) |
| [QwQ-32B](https://noometry.com/models/qwq-32b) | #152 | 41.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-vs-qwq-32b) |
| [Step 3](https://noometry.com/models/step-3) | #153 | 41.4 | — | 7 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-vs-step-3) |
| [Granite 4.2 8B](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-8b) | #154 | 41.3 | $0.11 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-8b-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b) |
| [MiniMax M1](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m1) | #155 | 41.3 | $0.96 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1381 | #149 of 291, top 52% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Reasoning

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1341 | #163 of 294, top 56% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Math

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1372 | #149 of 283, top 53% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Knowledge

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1360 | #148 of 271, top 55% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Multilingual

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1298 | #178 of 294, top 61% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1365 | #158 of 281, top 57% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1382 | #136 of 229, top 60% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1298 | #158 of 236, top 67% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1226 | #158 of 218, top 73% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1243 | #152 of 217, top 71% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1258 | #207 of 280, top 74% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1353 | #147 of 229, top 65% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Instruction Following

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1321 | #162 of 294, top 56% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Long Context

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1320 | #173 of 287, top 61% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Writing & Preference

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1331 | #172 of 294, top 59% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1263 | #196 of 292, top 68% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1326 | #173 of 292, top 60% | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4) | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

## Compare Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4)

-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Mistral Medium 3](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-medium-3-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs QwQ-32B](https://noometry.com/compare/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-vs-qwq-32b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Qwen3.5 Plus](https://noometry.com/compare/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-vs-qwen3-5-plus)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Step 3](https://noometry.com/compare/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-vs-step-3)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Granite 4.2 8B](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-8b-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Claude Opus 5.5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Gemini 4 Argon](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-4-argon-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Muse Wonder](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-wonder-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b)

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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4)?

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) by NVIDIA ranks 151st of 368 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of November 2026, with a score of 41.4. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 120th.

### Is Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) open source?

Yes. Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4)'s weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4)'s strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) places best in reasoning, coding, math and lowest in multilingual, writing & preference, instruction following.

### What is Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30b A3b (nvfp4) best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 120th on Noometry.

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