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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs QwQ-32B

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.6 to 14.3.

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 14.3, ranking #146 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) wins 1; 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 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose QwQ-32B

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
QwQ-32B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.6
#146
14.3
#258
Reasoning
28.9
#146
15.1
#248
Coding
14.4
#154
10.1
#187
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
QwQ-32B
Math
23.4#140
18.1#198
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 7 for QwQ-32B

1 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while QwQ-32B 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

41.5B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 41.5B more parameters than QwQ-32B, making it 127.7% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
32.5Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
32.5B
QwQ-32B

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B does not.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while QwQ-32B 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

QwQ-32B

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 QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 20 months newer than QwQ-32B.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

1.6yr newer
QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while QwQ-32B has a cutoff of 2024-11-28.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has more recent training data (up to 2026-05-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to QwQ-32B (2024-11-28).

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

1.5 yr newer
QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and QwQ-32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
✓ Preferred
QwQ-32B
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or QwQ-32B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.6 to 14.3. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and QwQ-32B 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 QwQ-32B 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%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and QwQ-32B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.6 vs 14.3), multimodal support (yes vs no), 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 QwQ-32B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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