# Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B vs Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16

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

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

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

## Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 has the higher overall point estimate 60 to 45.21. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 73.7 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B and 72.1 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE w/o tools in Knowledge, with scores of 25.3% and 28.7%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 45.21 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: 34.5 (Estimated · #82/128)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 51.0% | 53.9% | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 |
| τ³-bench results | 17.0% | 17.0% | Tie |
| BrowseComp | 66.8% | 70% | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 |
| PinchBench | 87.8% | 90.3% | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 |
| MCP Atlas | 52.2% | 55.6% | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 |
| WebArena | 50.9% | 50.3% | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: 73.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 public-lane score: 72.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B public-lane score: 41.9 (Supported · #110/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 86.4% | 88.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 |
| HLE w/o tools | 25.3% | 28.7% | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 |

## FAQ

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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

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

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 73.7 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B and 72.1 for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B BF16.

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

Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B currently has 8 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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