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Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Sarvam-30B

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 19.2.

NVIDIA · Sarvam AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 19.2, ranking #142 overall.

In the 2 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)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 29.9 and ranks #142 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Sarvam-30B

  • you are already invested in the Sarvam AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
NVIDIA
Sarvam-30B
Sarvam AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#142
19.2
#226
Reasoning
29.2
#143
19.0
#224
Coding
14.8
#151
5.7
#215
Agents
12.4
#124
-1.6
#201
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
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— / M
Output price
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— / 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)
Sarvam-30B
Math
23.6#135
23.5#137
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) · 14 for Sarvam-30B

2 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA), while Sarvam-30B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

44.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) has 44.0B more parameters than Sarvam-30B, making it 146.7% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
74.0Bparameters
Sarvam AI
Sarvam-30B
30.0Bparameters
74.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
30.0B
Sarvam-30B

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Sarvam-30B 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

Sarvam-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Sarvam-30B 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

Sarvam-30B

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 Sarvam-30B was released on 2026-03-06.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is 7 months newer than Sarvam-30B.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

7mo newer
Sarvam-30B

Mar 6, 2026

7 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 Sarvam-30B'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 Sarvam-30B's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)

May 2026

Sarvam-30B

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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 Sarvam-30B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB)
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) vs Sarvam-30B.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) or Sarvam-30B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 19.2. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is made by NVIDIA and Sarvam-30B is made by Sarvam 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 Sarvam-30B 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%. Sarvam-30B scores MATH-500: 97.0%, AIME 2025: 96.7%, MBPP: 92.7%, HumanEval: 92.1%, MMLU: 85.1%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) and Sarvam-30B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 19.2), 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 Sarvam-30B?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt (74B A9B 24GB) is developed by NVIDIA and Sarvam-30B is developed by Sarvam AI.

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