Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs QvQ-72B-Preview
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched at 13.9 and 8.0 on the LLM Stats Score.
Meta · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and QvQ-72B-Preview are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 13.9 and 8.0.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
- you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.20/M output
Choose QvQ-72B-Preview
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
9 reported for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct · 4 for QvQ-72B-Preview
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and QvQ-72B-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
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
QvQ-72B-Preview has 3.4B more parameters than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, making it 4.9% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Llama 3.3 70B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.3 70B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
QvQ-72B-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.3 70B Instruct does not.
QvQ-72B-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
QvQ-72B-Preview
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Qwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct was released on 2024-12-06, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.
QvQ-72B-Preview is 1 month newer than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct.
Dec 6, 2024
1.7 years ago
Dec 25, 2024
1.7 years ago
2w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs QvQ-72B-Preview.