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DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) are closely matched at 33.8 and 29.9 on the LLM Stats Score.

DeepSeek · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 33.8 and 29.9.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale wins 1; 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 DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
DeepSeek
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
33.8
#115
29.9
#142
Reasoning
32.4
#122
29.2
#143
Coding
18.6
#128
14.8
#151
Agents
10.9
#134
12.4
#124
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.28 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.42 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
34.2#50
23.6#135
Tool use
10.2#144
5.6#168
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

1 shared

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam), while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

611.0B diff

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 611.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB), making it 825.7% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
685.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
685.0B
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale does not.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is licensed under MIT, 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.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale

MIT

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale was released on 2025-12-01, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 11 months newer than DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale

Dec 1, 2025

10 months ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale'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 DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale's cutoff date.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale

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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 DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 33.8 and 29.9. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is made by DeepSeek 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 DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores HMMT 2025: 99.2%, AIME 2025: 96.0%, CodeForces: 90.0%, t2-bench: 80.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 73.1%. 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 DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale supports 131K 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 DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (33.8 vs 29.9), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is developed by DeepSeek and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA.

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