# Arete-27B vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB (slim)

> NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB scores 61 (C) to Arete-27B's 55.1 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Arete-27B's 55.1 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Arete-27B: C 55.1, rank #123 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arete-27b.min.md
- NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB: C 61, rank #49 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-5-bolt-e4b-4gb.min.md
- Arete-27B, good for Agents that want Qwen3.8-27B's coding and tool use without its handling of politically sensitive topics, on a 24 GB card or a 128 GB machine
- NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB, good for Agents and apps that need a fast local conversational model with tool calls on an 8 to 12 GB GPU, a Mac or a Jetson, such as voice assistants and game characters. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 50; Risk, 80 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 60.

| Category | Arete-27B | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 80 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 63 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arete-27B | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | NVIDIA |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| Last release | 2026-11-06 | 2026-10-23 |
| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reach, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB +40: Arete-27B 50 (Memory 10, the only build from Nous Research is the 54.7 GB BF16 release, which needs about 66 GB and fits the reference machine.); NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB 90 (Memory earns 30, since NVIDIA's Q4_K_M GGUF is 6.18 GB, 7.4 GB with a fifth added.)
- Risk, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB +25: Arete-27B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no remote code.); NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB 80 (File safety earns 25, safetensors and GGUF only, and the documented routes run no repository code (an undocumented Inference Endpoints handler.py sits in the BF…)
- Agent interface, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB +25: Arete-27B 60 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB 85 (The chat template earns 20, a Jinja file in the repository and the GGUF.)