Model Comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct has 166.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct, making it 237.1% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct specifies output context (262,144 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 3.1 Community License
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01, while Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is 12 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.
Oct 1, 2024
1.6 years ago
Sep 22, 2025
8 months ago
11mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Qwen3 VL 235B A22B 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 Qwen3 VL 235B A22B 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.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
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Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct.