Model Comparison

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Qwen3.8 MaxWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Qwen3.8 Max — which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (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.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA). Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 if…

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

Choose Qwen3.8 Max if…

  • 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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2392.0B diff

Qwen3.8 Max has 2392.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1, making it 29900.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
2.4Tparameters
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
2400.0B
Qwen3.8 Max

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.8 Max supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8 Max

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Qwen3.8 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18, while Qwen3.8 Max was released on 2026-08-02.

Qwen3.8 Max is 17 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.4 years ago

Qwen3.8 Max

Aug 2, 2026

1 days ago

1.4yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Qwen3.8 Max'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 Max's cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

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
Higher GPQA score (92.6% vs 54.1%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 and Qwen3.8 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8 Max
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Feature
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 vs Qwen3.8 Max.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 or Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Max 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 Qwen3.8 Max 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%. Qwen3.8 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 Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1 and Qwen3.8 Max?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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