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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Claude Sonnet 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 47.2 to 29.6.

Anthropic · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 47.2 to 29.6, ranking #36 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Sonnet 5 wins 2; 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 5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 47.2 and ranks #36 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 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 5
Anthropic
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
47.2
#36
29.6
#146
Reasoning
46.9
#29
28.9
#146
Coding
34.1
#36
14.4
#154
Agents
29.9
#49
11.9
#127
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 5
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
37.6#32
23.4#140
Tool use
22.1#59
5.4#169
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Claude Sonnet 5 · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

2 shared

Claude Sonnet 5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, Humanity's Last Exam), while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 29 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 5 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Sonnet 5 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 29 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Sonnet 5 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 5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 5 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 5

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 5 was released on 2026-06-30, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 4 months newer than Claude Sonnet 5.

Claude Sonnet 5

Jun 30, 2026

3 months ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

1 weeks ago

3mo 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 5'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 5's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 5

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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 5 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 5
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 5 vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Claude Sonnet 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 47.2 to 29.6. Claude Sonnet 5 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 5 compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 5 scores CharXiv-R: 88.3%, ChartMuseum: 86.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 85.2%, BrowseComp: 84.7%, GDP.pdf: 81.6%. 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 5 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Claude Sonnet 5 supports 1.0M 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 5 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (47.2 vs 29.6), licensing (Proprietary vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 5 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Claude Sonnet 5 is developed by Anthropic and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA.

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