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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.5-9B

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.6 to 24.2.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.6 to 24.2, ranking #146 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) wins 2; 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 29.6 and ranks #146 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Qwen3.5-9B

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.10/M input and $0.15/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Qwen3.5-9B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.6
#146
24.2
#187
Reasoning
28.9
#146
23.9
#183
Agents
11.9
#127
8.4
#153
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.15 / 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)
Qwen3.5-9B
Math
23.4#140
23.8#132
Tool use
5.4#169
9.7#149
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 25 for Qwen3.5-9B

2 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AA-LCR, GPQA), while Qwen3.5-9B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

65.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 65.0B more parameters than Qwen3.5-9B, making it 722.2% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-9B
9.0Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
9.0B
Qwen3.5-9B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.5-9B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.5-9B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-9B
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-9B 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

Qwen3.5-9B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.5-9B 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

Qwen3.5-9B

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 Qwen3.5-9B was released on 2026-03-02.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 8 months newer than Qwen3.5-9B.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

7mo newer
Qwen3.5-9B

Mar 2, 2026

7 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 Qwen3.5-9B'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 Qwen3.5-9B's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Qwen3.5-9B

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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 Qwen3.5-9B 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 Qwen3.5-9B.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Qwen3.5-9B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.6 to 24.2. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.5-9B 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 Qwen3.5-9B 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%. Qwen3.5-9B scores IFEval: 91.5%, MMLU-Redux: 91.1%, C-Eval: 88.2%, MAXIFE: 83.4%, Global PIQA: 83.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.5-9B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3.5-9B 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 Qwen3.5-9B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.6 vs 24.2), 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 Qwen3.5-9B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.5-9B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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