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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads the LLM Stats Score 36.6 to 29.6.

Anthropic · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 36.6 to 29.6, ranking #92 overall.

In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6

  • overall performance matters — it scores 36.6 and ranks #92 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
36.6
#92
29.6
#146
Reasoning
37.9
#81
28.9
#146
Coding
24.6
#88
14.4
#154
Agents
23.6
#73
11.9
#127
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
4 of 4
0 of 4
Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
34.7#49
23.4#140
Tool use
20.3#67
5.4#169
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

17 reported for Claude Sonnet 4.6 · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

4 shared

Claude Sonnet 4.6 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, MCP Atlas), while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Sonnet 4.6 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Sonnet 4.6 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released on 2026-02-17, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 8 months newer than Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Feb 17, 2026

8 months ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while Claude Sonnet 4.6's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)'s training data extends to 2026-05-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Sonnet 4.6's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 4.6
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads the LLM Stats Score 36.6 to 29.6. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Sonnet 4.6 compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores Tau2 Telecom: 97.9%, Tau2 Retail: 91.7%, GPQA: 89.9%, MMMLU: 89.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 79.6%. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) scores PinchBench: 87.8%, GPQA: 86.4%, BrowseComp: 66.8%, AA-LCR: 64.1%, MCP Atlas: 52.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports 200K tokens and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (36.6 vs 29.6), licensing (Proprietary vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA.

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