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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Pixtral Large

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 11.5.

NVIDIA · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 11.5, 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 Pixtral Large

  • you want predictable pricing at $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Pixtral Large
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#142
11.5
#280
Reasoning
29.2
#143
12.8
#264
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$2.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$6.00 / M
Context window
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128,000

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 7 for Pixtral Large

No common benchmarks found

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Pixtral Largedon'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

50.0B diff

Pixtral Large has 50.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB), making it 67.6% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Pixtral Large
124.0Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
124.0B
Pixtral Large

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Pixtral Large specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Pixtral Large specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral Large
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 Pixtral Large 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

Pixtral Large

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Pixtral Large uses Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use.

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

Pixtral Large

Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15, while Pixtral Large was released on 2024-11-18.

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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

2 days ago

1.9yr newer
Pixtral Large

Nov 18, 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 Pixtral Large'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 Pixtral Large's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Pixtral Large

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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 Pixtral Large side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Pixtral Large.

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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 11.5. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Pixtral Large is made by Mistral AI. 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 Pixtral Large 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%. Pixtral Large scores AI2D: 93.8%, DocVQA: 93.3%, ChartQA: 88.1%, VQAv2: 80.9%, MM-MT-Bench: 74.0%.

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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Pixtral Large 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 Pixtral Large?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 11.5), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Pixtral Large?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Pixtral Large is developed by Mistral AI.

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