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Ember-1 vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 42.3 to 29.6.

Fireworks AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Ember-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 42.3 to 29.6, ranking #65 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ember-1 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 Ember-1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 42.3 and ranks #65 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • 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
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ember-1
Fireworks AI
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
42.3
#65
29.6
#146
Reasoning
38.7
#77
28.9
#146
Coding
35.9
#28
14.4
#154
Agents
28.6
#55
11.9
#127
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,040,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Ember-1
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Tool use
16.1#98
5.4#169
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for Ember-1 · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

1 shared

Ember-1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Terminal-Bench 2.1), while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Ember-1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2706.0B diff

Ember-1 has 2706.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB), making it 3656.8% larger.

Fireworks AI
Ember-1
2.8Tparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
2780.0B
Ember-1
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ember-1 specifies input context (1,040,000 tokens).

Fireworks AI
Ember-1
Input1,040,000 tokens
Output- 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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ember-1 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.

Ember-1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Ember-1 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.

Ember-1

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ember-1 was released on 2026-09-23, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 1 month newer than Ember-1.

Ember-1

Sep 23, 2026

3 weeks ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

3w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while Ember-1'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 Ember-1's cutoff date.

Ember-1

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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 Ember-1 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ember-1
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Ember-1 vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, Ember-1 or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Ember-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 42.3 to 29.6. Ember-1 is made by Fireworks AI 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 Ember-1 compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

Ember-1 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 92.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 82.0%, DeepSWE 1.1: 75.2%, Tau2 Airline: 66.0%. 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 Ember-1 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Ember-1 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 Ember-1 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (42.3 vs 29.6), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Proprietary vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ember-1 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Ember-1 is developed by Fireworks AI and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA.

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