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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 9.4.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 9.4, 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

Choose Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#142
9.4
#292
Reasoning
29.2
#143
8.1
#297
Coding
14.8
#151
12.3
#165
Agents
12.4
#124
-3.2
#202
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
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Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
Math
23.6#135
11.5#251
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 28 for Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

1 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct 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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

40.5B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 40.5B more parameters than Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct, making it 120.9% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
33.5Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
33.5B
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen2.5 VL 32B 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

Qwen2.5 VL 32B 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 Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15, while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-02-28.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 20 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1.6yr newer
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Feb 28, 2025

1.6 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 Qwen2.5 VL 32B 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 Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 9.4. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 Qwen2.5 VL 32B 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%. Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQA: 94.8%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.3%, HumanEval: 91.5%, ScreenSpot: 88.5%, MBPP: 84.0%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 9.4), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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