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Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 26.5.

NVIDIA · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 26.5, ranking #142 overall.

In the 5 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 Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.09/M input and $0.40/M output

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 and agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 5 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
26.5
#172
29.9
#142
Reasoning
24.7
#176
29.2
#143
Coding
12.9
#159
14.8
#151
Agents
-0.6
#197
12.4
#124
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 5
4 of 5
Input price
$0.09 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.40 / M
— / M
Context window
262,144
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Math
30.0#83
23.6#135
Tool use
2.7#184
5.6#168
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) · 10 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

5 shared

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SciCode), while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is better at 4 benchmarks (AA-LCR, BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam).

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

46.0B diff

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has 46.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB), making it 62.2% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
120.0B
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) 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.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , 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.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) was released on 2026-03-11, while Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 7 months newer than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Mar 11, 2026

7 months ago

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

2 days ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, 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 Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) (2025-06-01).

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Jun 2025

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

11 mo newer

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB).

Which is better, Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 26.5. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) 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 Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) compare to Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) in benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) scores HMMT 2025: 94.7%, RULER: 91.8%, AIME 2025: 90.2%, WMT24++: 86.7%, MMLU-Pro: 83.7%. 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 Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) supports 262K 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 Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (26.5 vs 29.9), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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