Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B leads the LLM Stats Score 38.5 to 29.9.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 38.5 to 29.9, ranking #80 overall.
In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B wins 4; 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)
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
- overall performance matters — it scores 38.5 and ranks #80 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 38 for Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is better at 4 benchmarks (AA-LCR, BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam).
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B has 323.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB), making it 436.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3.5-397B-A17B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.5-397B-A17B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
OpenMDW License v1.1
Open weights
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 Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16.
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 8 months newer than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.
Oct 15, 2026
4 days ago
8mo newerFeb 16, 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 Qwen3.5-397B-A17B'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 Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date.
May 2026
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.
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