Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking
Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU). Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
- you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem
Choose Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).
Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has 37.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking, making it 112.1% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.
Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking 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 32B Thinking
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking 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 32B Thinking was released on 2025-09-22.
Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking is 12 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.
Oct 1, 2024
1.9 years ago
Sep 22, 2025
11 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 32B Thinking'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 32B Thinking's cutoff date.
Dec 2023
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Outputs Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking.
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