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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Sakana Namazu

Sakana Namazu leads the LLM Stats Score 41.7 to 29.6.

NVIDIA · Sakana AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Sakana Namazu leads the overall LLM Stats Score 41.7 to 29.6, ranking #67 overall.

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 Sakana Namazu

  • overall performance matters — it scores 41.7 and ranks #67 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Sakana Namazu
Sakana AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.6
#146
41.7
#67
Reasoning
28.9
#146
41.5
#61
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.95 / M
Output price
— / M
$4.00 / M
Context window
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256,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Sakana Namazu
Math
23.4#140
37.9#28
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 3 for Sakana Namazu

No common benchmarks found

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Sakana Namazudon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Sakana Namazu specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Sakana Namazu specifies output context (256,000 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sakana AI
Sakana Namazu
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 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 Sakana Namazu 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

Sakana Namazu

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

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

Sakana Namazu

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) was released on 2026-10-15, while Sakana Namazu was released on 2026-08-03.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 2 months newer than Sakana Namazu.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

2mo newer
Sakana Namazu

Aug 3, 2026

2 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 Sakana Namazu'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 Sakana Namazu's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Sakana Namazu

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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 Sakana Namazu 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 Sakana Namazu.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Sakana Namazu?

Sakana Namazu leads the LLM Stats Score 41.7 to 29.6. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Sakana Namazu is made by Sakana AI. 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 Sakana Namazu 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%. Sakana Namazu scores AIME 2026: 96.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 90.3%, MMLU-Pro: 90.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Sakana Namazu?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports an unknown number of tokens and Sakana Namazu supports 256K 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 Sakana Namazu?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.6 vs 41.7), 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 Sakana Namazu?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Sakana Namazu is developed by Sakana AI.

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