# Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 vs Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 and Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b-nvfp4-vs-reflection-beam-fp8
- Last updated: October 16, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 10
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 has the higher overall point estimate 71 to 25.51. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 59.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 and 85.8 for Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 23.5% and 78.9%.
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | Reflection AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 25.51 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 19 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 15.3 (Estimated · #114/128)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 23.5% | 78.9% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| PinchBench | 83.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 36.8% | 76.7% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| τ³-bench results | 9.5% | 36.8% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 51.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 81.5% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 79.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 15.3 (Estimated · #133/150)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 52.8% | 80.2% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| SWE Multilingual | 36.5% | 78.1% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 23.5% | 78.9% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| SciCode | 31.4% | 48.3% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 43.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 65.9% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | Coming soon | 32.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 59.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: 85.8 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 17.4% | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 67.6% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 29.2 (Estimated · #158/184)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 75.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 75.6% | 90.3% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| HLE w/o tools | 10.5% | 36% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| MMLU-Pro | 81.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: 71.4 (#71/148)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: 89.8 (#28/148)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 72.9% | 80.7% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: 87.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 98.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 or Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8?

Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 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 Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 59.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 and 85.8 for Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8.

### 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 Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 cover on BenchLM?

Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 currently has 19 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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