Gemini 3.0 ProvsNemotron 3.5 Lightning
Gemini 3.0 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
ParametersA rough measure of how big the model is. More parameters usually means more capable and more expensive to run, though it is a poor guide on its own — a smaller, newer model often beats a larger, older one. | — | 30B |
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | — | 1M |
| Benchmarks | ||
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 76.2% | 51.6% |
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 91.9% | 75.4% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
Next.js EvalsNext.js coding — Vercel's open eval of how well AI coding agents build and migrate real Next.js apps — measured as the share of tasks the agent completes successfully. Higher is better. | 67% | — |
ARC-AGI-2Abstract reasoning — Puzzle-style tests of abstract reasoning and pattern-finding — the kind of thing people find easy but AIs often struggle with. Higher is better. | 31.1% | — |
MMMUMultimodal — Tests the AI on understanding images and text together across many college subjects. Higher is better. | 81% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | NVIDIA | |
| Release date | Nov 18 2025 | Aug 11 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Source |
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Frequently asked questions
Gemini 3.0 Pro leads Nemotron 3.5 Lightning on 2 of the 2 benchmarks they both report (SWE-Bench Verified, GPQA Diamond). Gemini 3.0 Pro shipped 266 days before Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Gemini 3.0 Pro is proprietary, while Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is open source.
On SWE-Bench Verified, Gemini 3.0 Pro leads at 76.2% vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning at 51.6%. On GPQA Diamond, Gemini 3.0 Pro leads at 91.9% vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning at 75.4%.
Gemini 3.0 Pro was released by Google on Nov 18 2025.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning was released by NVIDIA on Aug 11 2026.
Gemini 3.0 Pro leads on SWE-Bench Verified — Gemini 3.0 Pro 76.2% vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 51.6%.
Gemini 3.0 Pro leads on GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3.0 Pro 91.9% vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 75.4%.
Gemini 3.0 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open source model released by NVIDIA.