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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.6 to 3.7.

Mistral AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.6 to 3.7, ranking #146 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.05/M input and $0.08/M output

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 29.6 and ranks #146 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.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
3.7
#328
29.6
#146
Reasoning
3.3
#325
28.9
#146
Coding
4.5
#228
14.4
#154
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.05 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.08 / M
— / M
Context window
32,768
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
6.9#280
23.4#140
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

1 shared

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct 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.

Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

50.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 50.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 208.3% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 3 24B 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.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is licensed under Apache 2.0, 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.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 21 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.7 years ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

1.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct (2023-10-01).

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

2.6 yr newer

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
✓ Preferred
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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.6 to 3.7. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is made by Mistral 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%. 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 context window sizes for Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 33K 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (3.7 vs 29.6), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA.

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