Model Comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Comparing Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Verdict: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct — which is better?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct (by NVIDIA) and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem
Choose Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has 2.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct, making it 2.9% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 3.1 Community License
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is 4 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.
Oct 1, 2024
1.7 years ago
Jan 26, 2025
1.4 years ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct'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 Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date.
Dec 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.