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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Nova Lite

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 7.2.

NVIDIA · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 7.2, 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 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
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Nova Lite

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Nova Lite
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#142
7.2
#311
Reasoning
29.2
#143
6.8
#308
Coding
14.8
#151
5.5
#218
Agents
12.4
#124
4.9
#170
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
— / M
$0.06 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.24 / M
Context window
—
300,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Nova Lite
Math
23.6#135
13.6#236
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 27 for Nova Lite

1 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nova Lite is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Lite specifies input context (300,000 tokens). Only Nova Lite specifies output context (2,048 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nova Lite 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

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Nova Lite uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 23 months newer than Nova Lite.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1.9yr newer
Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.9 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while Nova Lite'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 Nova Lite's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Nova Lite

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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 Nova Lite side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
✓ Preferred
Nova Lite
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Nova Lite.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Nova Lite?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 7.2. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Nova Lite is made by Amazon. 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 Nova Lite 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%. Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nova Lite?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova Lite supports 300K 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 Nova Lite?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 7.2), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Nova Lite?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.

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