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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.6 to -3.8.

NVIDIA · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.6 to -3.8, ranking #146 overall.

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 29.6 and ranks #146 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
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Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.6
#146
-3.8
#371
Reasoning
28.9
#146
-5.2
#371
Cost, coverage & limits
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Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 9 for Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

No common benchmarks found

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Phi-3.5-vision-instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

69.8B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 69.8B more parameters than Phi-3.5-vision-instruct, making it 1661.9% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
4.2Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
4.2B
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct 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

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Phi-3.5-vision-instruct uses MIT.

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

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

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-vision-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 26 months newer than Phi-3.5-vision-instruct.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.1yr newer
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Aug 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-vision-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-vision-instruct's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

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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 Phi-3.5-vision-instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Phi-3.5-vision-instruct.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Phi-3.5-vision-instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.6 to -3.8. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct is made by Microsoft. 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 Phi-3.5-vision-instruct 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%. Phi-3.5-vision-instruct scores ScienceQA: 91.3%, POPE: 86.1%, MMBench: 81.9%, ChartQA: 81.8%, AI2D: 78.1%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.6 vs -3.8), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct is developed by Microsoft.

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