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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen4-Max-Preview trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen4-Max-Preview

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Context window
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Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen4-Max-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen4-Max-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not.

Qwen4-Max-Preview 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

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen4-Max-Preview 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

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 26 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

2.1 years ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

2.1yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Qwen4-Max-Preview'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 Qwen4-Max-Preview's cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Qwen4-Max-Preview

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen4-Max-Preview 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 Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct (NVIDIA) and Qwen4-Max-Preview (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 Qwen4-Max-Preview 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%.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

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 Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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