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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 4.4.

NVIDIA · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 4.4, ranking #142 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) 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 Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

  • 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 value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
4.4
#324
29.9
#142
Reasoning
5.0
#319
29.2
#143
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
8.7#269
23.6#135
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

1 shared

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

66.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 66.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1, making it 825.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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 Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1

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 Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 19 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.6 years ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

1.6yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, 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 Nano 8B V1 (2023-12-31).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

2.4 yr newer

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 4.4. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1 compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%. 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 Nano 8B V1 and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (4.4 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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