Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to -4.1.
NVIDIA · Microsoft · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to -4.1, 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 and coding — 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
Choose Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
- you want predictable pricing at $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 31 for Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 70.2B more parameters than Phi-3.5-mini-instruct, making it 1847.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Phi-3.5-mini-instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Phi-3.5-mini-instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi-3.5-mini-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.
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Phi-3.5-mini-instruct uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
OpenMDW License v1.1
Open weights
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15, while Phi-3.5-mini-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 26 months newer than Phi-3.5-mini-instruct.
Oct 15, 2026
2 days ago
2.1yr newerAug 23, 2024
2.2 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 Phi-3.5-mini-instruct'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 Phi-3.5-mini-instruct's cutoff date.
May 2026
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Phi-3.5-mini-instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Phi-3.5-mini-instruct.
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