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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.5-27B

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-27B are closely matched at 29.6 and 33.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-27B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 29.6 and 33.5.

The models split the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Qwen3.5-27B

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.26/M input and $2.40/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Qwen3.5-27B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.6
#146
33.5
#118
Reasoning
28.9
#146
34.3
#109
Coding
14.4
#154
16.7
#144
Agents
11.9
#127
14.6
#112
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 4
2 of 4
Input price
— / M
$0.26 / M
Output price
— / M
$2.40 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Qwen3.5-27B
Math
23.4#140
35.1#46
Tool use
5.4#169
11.8#127
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 81 for Qwen3.5-27B

4 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA), while Qwen3.5-27B is better at 2 benchmarks (AA-LCR, Humanity's Last Exam).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

47.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 47.0B more parameters than Qwen3.5-27B, making it 174.1% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-27B
27.0Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
27.0B
Qwen3.5-27B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.5-27B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.5-27B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-27B
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-27B 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

Qwen3.5-27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.5-27B 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

Qwen3.5-27B

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 Qwen3.5-27B was released on 2026-02-24.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 8 months newer than Qwen3.5-27B.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

1 weeks ago

7mo newer
Qwen3.5-27B

Feb 24, 2026

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while Qwen3.5-27B'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 Qwen3.5-27B's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Qwen3.5-27B

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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 Qwen3.5-27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.5-27B
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.5-27B.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Qwen3.5-27B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-27B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 29.6 and 33.5. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.5-27B 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 Qwen3.5-27B 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%. Qwen3.5-27B scores CountBench: 97.8%, VLMsAreBlind: 96.9%, IFEval: 95.0%, V*: 93.7%, MMLU-Redux: 93.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-27B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3.5-27B supports 262K 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 Qwen3.5-27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.6 vs 33.5), 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 Qwen3.5-27B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.5-27B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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