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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.8 Flash

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 48.0 to 29.9.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 48.0 to 29.9, ranking #32 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8 Flash 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 want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen3.8 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 48.0 and ranks #32 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Qwen3.8 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#142
48.0
#32
Reasoning
29.2
#143
48.4
#21
Coding
14.8
#151
33.1
#41
Agents
12.4
#124
32.8
#36
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 2
2 of 2
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.47 / M
Context window
—
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Qwen3.8 Flash
Math
23.6#135
32.8#61
Tool use
5.6#168
29.7#12
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 22 for Qwen3.8 Flash

2 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Flash is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam).

Qwen3.8 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

51.0B diff

Qwen3.8 Flash has 51.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB), making it 68.9% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
125.0Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
125.0B
Qwen3.8 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.8 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Qwen3.8 Flash specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.8 Flash 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

Qwen3.8 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen3.8 Flash uses a proprietary license.

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

Qwen3.8 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15, while Qwen3.8 Flash was released on 2026-08-26.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 2 months newer than Qwen3.8 Flash.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1mo newer
Qwen3.8 Flash

Aug 26, 2026

1 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 Qwen3.8 Flash'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 Qwen3.8 Flash's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Qwen3.8 Flash

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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 Qwen3.8 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Qwen3.8 Flash.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Qwen3.8 Flash?

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 48.0 to 29.9. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Flash 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 Qwen3.8 Flash 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%. Qwen3.8 Flash scores MathVision: 95.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 91.9%, GPQA: 91.7%, CharXiv-R: 90.6%, RealWorldQA: 88.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.8 Flash?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3.8 Flash supports 1.0M 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 Qwen3.8 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 48.0), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Qwen3.8 Flash?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Flash is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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