Model comparison
Wizardlm 70b vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Wizardlm 70b scores higher in 1 category and Yi-Lightning in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Yi-Lightning leads 50.4 to 34.9.
- Wizardlm 70b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 36.5 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 12 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Wizardlm 70b leads
Wizardlm 70b: 30.9 (#280), Yi-Lightning: 27.0 (#315)
| Benchmark | Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1081 | 1313 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Wizardlm 70b: 19.8 (#231), Yi-Lightning: 24.9 (#137)
| Benchmark | Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1079 | 1302 |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
Wizardlm 70b: 29.7 (#216), Yi-Lightning: 33.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1116 | 1300 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Wizardlm 70b: —, Yi-Lightning: 34.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1286 |
Multilingual Yi-Lightning leads
Wizardlm 70b: 29.8 (#260), Yi-Lightning: 42.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1078 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1052 | 1320 |
| LMArena German | 1083 | 1267 |
| LMArena Russian | 1155 | 1255 |
| LMArena French | — | 1304 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
Wizardlm 70b: 56.5 (#268), Yi-Lightning: 67.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1093 | 1278 |
Long Context Yi-Lightning leads
Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#258), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1097 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Wizardlm 70b: 34.9 (#264), Yi-Lightning: 50.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Wizardlm 70b | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1120 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1149 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Wizardlm 70b better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Wizardlm 70b or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Wizardlm 70b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.9 versus 27.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Wizardlm 70b and Yi-Lightning share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Wizardlm 70b has 12 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.