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Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 12.0 to 0.4.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 12.0 to 0.4, ranking #263 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 1.5 Pro 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 Gemini 1.5 Pro

  • overall performance matters — it scores 12.0 and ranks #263 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 1.5 Pro
Google
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
12.0
#263
0.4
#332
Reasoning
11.8
#258
0.1
#325
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 3
1 of 3
Input price
$2.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Context window
2,097,152
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Math
16.9#202
7.0#268
Finance
16.8#109
6.2#163
Legal
16.8#95
6.2#149
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Gemini 1.5 Pro · 11 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

3 shared

Gemini 1.5 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (HellaSwag, MMLU), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (GSM8k).

Gemini 1.5 Pro shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.5 Pro specifies input context (2,097,152 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Pro specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input2,097,152 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 1.5 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.

Gemini 1.5 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Pro was released on 2024-05-01, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is 5 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Pro.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

May 1, 2024

2.4 years ago

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

2.0 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-12-01.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has more recent training data (up to 2023-12-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemini 1.5 Pro (2023-11-01).

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Nov 2023

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

1 mo newer

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.5 Pro and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 1.5 Pro
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Pro or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 12.0 to 0.4. Gemini 1.5 Pro is made by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 1.5 Pro compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.5 Pro scores XSTest: 98.8%, FLEURS: 93.3%, HellaSwag: 93.3%, GSM8k: 90.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 89.2%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.4%, HellaSwag: 85.6%, Winogrande: 84.5%, GSM8K Chat: 81.9%, MMLU Chat: 80.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 1.5 Pro and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Pro supports 2.1M tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 1.5 Pro and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (12.0 vs 0.4), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 1.5 Pro and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Pro is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA.

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