# Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 vs Ornith-1.5-9B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 and Ornith-1.5-9B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-nvfp4-vs-ornith-1-5-9b
- Last updated: October 2, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 8
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Ornith-1.5-9B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Ornith-1.5-9B has the higher overall point estimate 28.63 to 20.15. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 8 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 and 18 for Ornith-1.5-9B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 23.5% and 46.2%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Ornith-1.5-9B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | Ornith AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 20.15 | 28.63 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 16 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 8 (Estimated · #113/119)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 18 (Estimated · #101/119)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 23.5% | 46.2% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| PinchBench | 83.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 36.8% | 56.4% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| τ³-bench results | 9.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 30.5% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 54.2% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 41.2% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 59.5% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 66.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 12.1 (Estimated · #140/144)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 52.8% | 70.6% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| SWE Multilingual | 36.5% | 54.4% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 23.5% | 46.2% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| SciCode | 31.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 47.5% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 32.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 56 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 22.4 (Estimated · #164/171)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 30.6 (Estimated · #134/171)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 75.6% | 86.4% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| GPQA-D | 75.6% | 86.4% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| HLE w/o tools | 10.5% | 20.2% | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| MMLU-Pro | 81.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 20.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 67.8 (#67/125)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 72.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 or Ornith-1.5-9B?

Ornith-1.5-9B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 and Ornith-1.5-9B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 8 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 and 18 for Ornith-1.5-9B.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Ornith-1.5-9B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-9B currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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