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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 0.1.

NVIDIA · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 0.1, ranking #142 overall.

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

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA 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 want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
0.1
#348
29.9
#142
Reasoning
-0.2
#341
29.2
#143
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
6.9#278
23.6#135
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

No common benchmarks found

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 4.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct, making it 5.7% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
70.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
70.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
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 Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct 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.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community 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.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 25 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

2.1 years ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

2.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a cutoff of 2026-05-01.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has more recent training data (up to 2026-05-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct (2023-12-01).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

2.4 yr newer

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
✓ Preferred
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 0.1. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is made by NVIDIA 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 Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.4%, HellaSwag: 85.6%, Winogrande: 84.5%, GSM8K Chat: 81.9%, MMLU Chat: 80.6%. 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 main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (0.1 vs 29.9), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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