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Muse Glimmer-30B vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Muse Glimmer-30B and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) are closely matched at 35.2 and 29.6 on the LLM Stats Score.

Meta · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Glimmer-30B and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 35.2 and 29.6.

In the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Muse Glimmer-30B wins 6; 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 Muse Glimmer-30B

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 8 exact shared results

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Muse Glimmer-30B
Meta
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
35.2
#106
29.6
#146
Reasoning
34.7
#104
28.9
#146
Coding
22.5
#99
14.4
#154
Agents
17.3
#96
11.9
#127
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
6 of 8
2 of 8
Input price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Muse Glimmer-30B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
28.4#100
23.4#140
Tool use
19.8#72
5.4#169
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

32 reported for Muse Glimmer-30B · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

8 shared

Muse Glimmer-30B outperforms in 6 benchmarks (AA-LCR, MCP Atlas, PinchBench, SciCode, Tau3 Banking, Terminal-Bench 2.1), while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam).

Muse Glimmer-30B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

44.4B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 44.4B more parameters than Muse Glimmer-30B, making it 150.0% larger.

Meta
Muse Glimmer-30B
29.6Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
29.6B
Muse Glimmer-30B
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Muse Glimmer-30B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Muse Glimmer-30B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Meta
Muse Glimmer-30B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 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

Both Muse Glimmer-30B and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Muse Glimmer-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Muse Glimmer-30B 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.

Muse Glimmer-30B

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

Muse Glimmer-30B was released on 2026-08-10, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 2 months newer than Muse Glimmer-30B.

Muse Glimmer-30B

Aug 10, 2026

2 months ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Muse Glimmer-30B has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-01-04, 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 Muse Glimmer-30B (2026-01-04).

Muse Glimmer-30B

Jan 2026

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

4 mo newer

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Muse Glimmer-30B and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Muse Glimmer-30B
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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FAQ

Common questions about Muse Glimmer-30B vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, Muse Glimmer-30B or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Muse Glimmer-30B and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 35.2 and 29.6. Muse Glimmer-30B is made by Meta 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 Muse Glimmer-30B compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

Muse Glimmer-30B scores AIME 2026: 94.7%, Siren AgentDojo Utility: 94.2%, Tau2 Telecom: 94.1%, PinchBench: 90.5%, Tau2 Retail: 87.1%. 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 Muse Glimmer-30B and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Muse Glimmer-30B supports 131K 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 Muse Glimmer-30B and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (35.2 vs 29.6), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Muse Glimmer-30B and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Muse Glimmer-30B is developed by Meta and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA.

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