Model Comparison

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen3.8 MaxWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen3.8 Max across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen3.8 Max — which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct (by NVIDIA) and Qwen3.8 Max (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 need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen3.8 Max if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen3.8 Maxdon'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

2330.0B diff

Qwen3.8 Max has 2330.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct, making it 3328.6% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
70.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
2.4Tparameters
70.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
2400.0B
Qwen3.8 Max

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.8 Max supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.

Qwen3.8 Max can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8 Max

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen3.8 Max uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Qwen3.8 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01, while Qwen3.8 Max was released on 2026-08-02.

Qwen3.8 Max is 22 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen3.8 Max

Aug 2, 2026

2 days ago

1.8yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Qwen3.8 Max'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 Qwen3.8 Max's cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Qwen3.8 Max

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

NVIDIA
Has open weights
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.8 Max

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen3.8 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8 Max
Open in Playground
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Feature
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen3.8 Max.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen3.8 Max?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct (NVIDIA) and Qwen3.8 Max (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct compare to Qwen3.8 Max 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%. Qwen3.8 Max scores PaperBench: 93.0%, GPQA: 92.6%, VideoMME w sub.: 90.4%, RealWorldQA: 88.0%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 86.6%.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen3.8 Max?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen3.8 Max?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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