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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.

Last verified

Noometry rank
#151 of 368
Index score
41.4
Evidence
Confirmed 17 results
Provider
NVIDIA
Released
Unknown
Weights
Open weights
Reasoning
Unknown
Context window
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Max output
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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.

  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
CategoryScoreRankResults
Coding41.2#1391
Reasoning29.6#1201
Math40.0#1461
Knowledge38.7#1601
Multilingual43.0#1781
Instruction Following69.6#1711
Long Context40.0#1621
Writing & Preference51.4#1773

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

CategoryScorevs medianRank
Reasoning29.6+3.6#120 of 349, top 35%
Coding41.2+2.0#139 of 346, top 41%
Math40.0+1.4#146 of 342, top 43%

Weakest categories

CategoryScorevs medianRank
Multilingual43.0−3.8#178 of 294, top 61%
Writing & Preference51.4−2.1#177 of 317, top 56%
Instruction Following69.6−1.4#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.

ModelRankScoreBlended $/MSpeed
Grok-3 mini#14741.6—10Compare
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite#14841.5$0.85—Compare
Qwen3.5 Plus#14941.4$0.90—Compare
Mistral Medium 3#15041.4$0.80—Compare
QwQ-32B#15241.4——Compare
Step 3#15341.4—7Compare
Granite 4.2 8B#15441.3$0.11—Compare
MiniMax M1#15541.3$0.96—Compare

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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

BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Coding1381#149 of 291, top 52%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28

Reasoning

BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Hard Prompts1341#163 of 294, top 56%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28

Math

BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Math1372#149 of 283, top 53%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28

Knowledge

BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Expert1360#148 of 271, top 55%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28

Multilingual

BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Non-English1298#178 of 294, top 61%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena Chinese1365#158 of 281, top 57%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena French1382#136 of 229, top 60%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena German1298#158 of 236, top 67%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena Japanese1226#158 of 218, top 73%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena Korean1243#152 of 217, top 71%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena Russian1258#207 of 280, top 74%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena Spanish1353#147 of 229, top 65%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28

Instruction Following

BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Instruction Following1321#162 of 294, top 56%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28

Long Context

BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Longer Query1320#173 of 287, top 61%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28

Writing & Preference

BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Text1331#172 of 294, top 59%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena Creative Writing1263#196 of 292, top 68%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28
LMArena Multi-Turn1326#173 of 292, top 60%NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B (NVFP4)LMArena2026-10-28

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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.