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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 are closely matched at 0.4 and 4.8 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 0.4 and 4.8.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 wins 1; 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 Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
0.4
#323
4.8
#299
Reasoning
0.1
#316
5.3
#294
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
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— / M
Output price
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— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Math
7.0#266
8.8#257
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct · 7 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

1 shared

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 1 benchmark (MT-Bench).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

62.0B diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has 62.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1, making it 775.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
70.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
70.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is 6 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

2.0 years ago

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.5 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has more recent training data (up to 2023-12-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct (2023-12-01).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 0.4 and 4.8. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is made by NVIDIA and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.4%, HellaSwag: 85.6%, Winogrande: 84.5%, GSM8K Chat: 81.9%, MMLU Chat: 80.6%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (0.4 vs 4.8). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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