Model Comparison

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, IFEval).

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

72.0B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking has 72.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1, making it 900.0% larger.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

8.0Bparameters

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

80.0Bparameters

8.0B

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

80.0B

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Input65,536 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking uses Apache 2.0.

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

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 6 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

8 months ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

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NVIDIA

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (65,536 tokens)

Higher AIME 2025 score (87.8% vs 47.1%)

Higher GPQA score (77.2% vs 54.1%)

Higher IFEval score (88.9% vs 79.3%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature	Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1	Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking scores MMLU-Redux: 92.5%, IFEval: 88.9%, AIME 2025: 87.8%, WritingBench: 84.6%, MMLU-Pro: 82.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking supports 66K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Key differences include licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.