Model Comparison

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-BaseWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base — which is better?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (by Meta) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (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.

Choose Llama 3.3 70B Instruct if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.20/M output

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

10.0B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base has 10.0B more parameters than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, making it 14.3% larger.

Meta
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
70.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
80.0Bparameters
70.0B
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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).

Meta
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Jul 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base uses Apache 2.0.

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

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct was released on 2024-12-06, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 9 months newer than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct.

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Dec 6, 2024

1.6 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

10 months ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Meta
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

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

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
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Meta
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Which is better, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (Meta) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (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 3.3 70B Instruct compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base in benchmarks?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct scores IFEval: 92.1%, MGSM: 91.1%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MBPP EvalPlus: 87.6%, MMLU: 86.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Key differences include licensing (Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is developed by Meta and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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