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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.6-27B

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.6-27B are closely matched at 29.9 and 35.3 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.6-27B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 29.9 and 35.3.

The models split the 2 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 Qwen3.6-27B

  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Qwen3.6-27B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#142
35.3
#104
Reasoning
29.2
#143
36.1
#95
Coding
14.8
#151
25.5
#84
Agents
12.4
#124
16.1
#100
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
— / M
$0.32 / M
Output price
— / M
$3.20 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Qwen3.6-27B
Math
23.6#135
34.2#51
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 44 for Qwen3.6-27B

2 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam), while Qwen3.6-27B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

46.2B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 46.2B more parameters than Qwen3.6-27B, making it 166.4% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-27B
27.8Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
27.8B
Qwen3.6-27B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.6-27B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.6-27B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-27B
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 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 Qwen3.6-27B 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

Qwen3.6-27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.6-27B 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

Qwen3.6-27B

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 Qwen3.6-27B was released on 2026-04-21.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 6 months newer than Qwen3.6-27B.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

5mo newer
Qwen3.6-27B

Apr 21, 2026

6 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 Qwen3.6-27B'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 Qwen3.6-27B's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Qwen3.6-27B

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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 Qwen3.6-27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.6-27B
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.6-27B.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Qwen3.6-27B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.6-27B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 29.9 and 35.3. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.6-27B 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 Qwen3.6-27B 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%. Qwen3.6-27B scores CountBench: 97.8%, VLMsAreBlind: 97.0%, V*: 94.7%, AIME 2026: 94.1%, HMMT 2025: 93.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.6-27B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3.6-27B 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 Qwen3.6-27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 35.3), 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 Qwen3.6-27B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.6-27B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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