Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Qwen3.8-27B
Qwen3.8-27B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8-27B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA). Qwen3.8-27B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
- you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem
Choose Qwen3.8-27B
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8-27B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).
Qwen3.8-27B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3.8-27B has 19.8B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1, making it 247.3% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen3.8-27B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 does not.
Qwen3.8-27B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Qwen3.8-27B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen3.8-27B 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 Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18, while Qwen3.8-27B was released on 2026-08-14.
Qwen3.8-27B is 17 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.
Mar 18, 2025
1.4 years ago
Aug 14, 2026
1 weeks ago
1.4yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Qwen3.8-27B'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 Qwen3.8-27B's cutoff date.
Dec 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Qwen3.8-27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Qwen3.8-27B.