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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 58.8 to -0.1.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 58.8 to -0.1, ranking #2 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 58.8 and ranks #2 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
58.8
#2
-0.1
#365
Reasoning
54.4
#5
-0.4
#358
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 11 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Carbon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.

Gemini 4 Carbon can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Carbon 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 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 25 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

3 days ago

2.1yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-12-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Carbon

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 58.8 to -0.1. Gemini 4 Carbon 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 4 Carbon compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 4 Carbon scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 96.2%, WebDev Arena: 88.4%, SEC-bench Pro: 88.2%. 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 main differences between Gemini 4 Carbon and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (58.8 vs -0.1), 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 4 Carbon and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA.

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