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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 2.5.

NVIDIA · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 2.5, ranking #142 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 29.9 and ranks #142 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-4-multimodal-instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.05/M input and $0.10/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#142
2.5
#336
Reasoning
29.2
#143
-0.5
#344
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
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128,000

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 15 for Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

No common benchmarks found

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Phi-4-multimodal-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

68.4B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 68.4B more parameters than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct, making it 1221.4% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
5.6Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
5.6B
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Phi-4-multimodal-instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Phi-4-multimodal-instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 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 Phi-4-multimodal-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-4-multimodal-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-4-multimodal-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-4-multimodal-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-4-multimodal-instruct was released on 2025-02-01.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 21 months newer than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1.7yr newer
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Feb 1, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct has a cutoff of 2024-06-01.

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 Phi-4-multimodal-instruct (2024-06-01).

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

1.9 yr newer
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Phi-4-multimodal-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-4-multimodal-instruct.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 2.5. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Phi-4-multimodal-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-4-multimodal-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-4-multimodal-instruct scores ScienceQA Visual: 97.5%, DocVQA: 93.2%, MMBench: 86.7%, POPE: 85.6%, OCRBench: 84.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct supports 128K 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 Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 2.5), 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-4-multimodal-instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is developed by Microsoft.

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