Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B are closely matched at 29.9 and 32.2 on the LLM Stats Score.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 29.9 and 32.2.
In the 3 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)
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
- you want predictable pricing at $0.10/M input and $0.95/M output
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) · 49 for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam), while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is better at 1 benchmark (MCP Atlas).
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 39.0B more parameters than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, making it 111.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3.6-35B-A3B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.6-35B-A3B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B 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 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on 2026-04-16.
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 6 months newer than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.
Oct 15, 2026
5 days ago
6mo newerApr 16, 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 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B'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 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B'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 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.
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