# Ling 3.1 Flash vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ling 3.1 Flash and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ling-3-1-flash-vs-nemotron-3-5-bolt-74b-a9b-bf16
- Last updated: October 16, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Ling 3.1 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Ling 3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 68.02 to 60. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 82.9 for Ling 3.1 Flash and 72.1 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is τ³-bench results in Agentic, with scores of 47.8% and 17.0%.
- Ling 3.1 Flash also has the larger context window at 262K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | InclusionAI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 68.02 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: 62.7 (Estimated · #22/128)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| skillsBench | 68.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 52.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 87.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | 57.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 85.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.2% | 53.9% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| τ³-bench results | 47.8% | 17.0% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| MCP Atlas | 83% | 55.6% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| BrowseComp | 91.7% | 70% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| WideResearch | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 90.3% | Coming soon |
| WebArena | Coming soon | 50.3% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: 57.2 (Estimated · #26/150)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| terminalBench4 | 46.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | 64.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 88.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 68.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 59.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: 82.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 public-lane score: 72.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.3 (Supported · #42/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HealthBench Professional | 65.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 37.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 88.8% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 28.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ling 3.1 Flash or Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16?

Ling 3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Ling 3.1 Flash and Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 82.9 for Ling 3.1 Flash and 72.1 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16.

### How many benchmarks does Ling 3.1 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Ling 3.1 Flash currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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