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Grok-1.5V vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Grok-1.5V and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct are closely matched at -0.8 and 0.4 on the LLM Stats Score.

xAI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-1.5V and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -0.8 and 0.4.

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

Choose Grok-1.5V

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

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.

Grok-1.5V
xAI
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-0.8
#335
0.4
#327
Reasoning
-0.1
#322
0.1
#320
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Grok-1.5V · 11 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Grok-1.5V 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

Grok-1.5V supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.

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

Grok-1.5V

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-1.5V 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.

Grok-1.5V

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-1.5V was released on 2024-04-12, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is 6 months newer than Grok-1.5V.

Grok-1.5V

Apr 12, 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

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Grok-1.5V'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 Grok-1.5V's cutoff date.

Grok-1.5V

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Grok-1.5V
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-1.5V vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Which is better, Grok-1.5V or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Grok-1.5V and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -0.8 and 0.4. Grok-1.5V is made by xAI 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 Grok-1.5V compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

Grok-1.5V scores AI2D: 88.3%, DocVQA: 85.6%, TextVQA: 78.1%, ChartQA: 76.1%, RealWorldQA: 68.7%. 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 Grok-1.5V and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-0.8 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 Grok-1.5V and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

Grok-1.5V is developed by xAI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA.

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