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GLM-4.5-Air vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 24.0.

Zhipu AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 24.0, ranking #142 overall.

In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) 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 GLM-4.5-Air

  • you are already invested in the Zhipu AI ecosystem

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 29.9 and ranks #142 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GLM-4.5-Air
Zhipu AI
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
24.0
#187
29.9
#142
Reasoning
23.5
#185
29.2
#143
Coding
10.9
#181
14.8
#151
Agents
5.8
#164
12.4
#124
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 4
4 of 4
Input price
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— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
GLM-4.5-Air
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
22.1#150
23.6#135
Tool use
20.1#68
5.6#168
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

14 reported for GLM-4.5-Air · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

4 shared

GLM-4.5-Air outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is better at 4 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SciCode).

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) 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

32.0B diff

GLM-4.5-Air has 32.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB), making it 43.2% larger.

Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
106.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
106.0B
GLM-4.5-Air
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5-Air 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.

GLM-4.5-Air

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GLM-4.5-Air 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.

GLM-4.5-Air

MIT

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 15 months newer than GLM-4.5-Air.

GLM-4.5-Air

Jul 28, 2025

1.2 years ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while GLM-4.5-Air'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 GLM-4.5-Air's cutoff date.

GLM-4.5-Air

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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 GLM-4.5-Air and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GLM-4.5-Air
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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FAQ

Common questions about GLM-4.5-Air vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, GLM-4.5-Air or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 24.0. GLM-4.5-Air is made by Zhipu 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 GLM-4.5-Air compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

GLM-4.5-Air scores MATH-500: 98.1%, AIME 2024: 89.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.4%, TAU-bench Retail: 77.9%, BFCL-v3: 76.4%. 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 main differences between GLM-4.5-Air and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (24.0 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 GLM-4.5-Air and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

GLM-4.5-Air is developed by Zhipu AI and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA.

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