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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) are closely matched at 29.9 and 35.0 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 29.9 and 35.0.

In the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) wins 8; 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 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 8 of 8 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#142
35.0
#108
Reasoning
29.2
#143
36.2
#94
Coding
14.8
#151
21.0
#108
Agents
12.4
#124
16.5
#99
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 8
8 of 8
Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$1.00 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Math
23.6#135
28.1#101
Tool use
5.6#168
11.0#133
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 19 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

8 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is better at 8 benchmarks (AA-LCR, BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, OmniScience, SciCode, Tau3 Banking, Terminal-Bench 2.1).

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

46.0B diff

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

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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) support multimodal inputs.

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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Both models were released on 2026-10-15.

They likely represent similar generations of model development.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)'s training data extends to 2026-05-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)'s cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
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FAQ

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

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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 29.9 and 35.0. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) 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 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) compare to Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) in benchmarks?

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%. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) scores GPQA: 89.5%, LiveCodeBench v6: 88.2%, CharXiv-R: 80.8%, MathVision: 78.2%, BrowseComp: 78.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 35.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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