Model comparison
Llama 3.1-70B vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.8 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.2 to 29.8.
- Llama 3.1-70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 32.8 |
| Released | 2024-07-23 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 29.8 (#292), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| WeirdML | 9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 46.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1260 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 54.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Llama 3.1-70B leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 24.9 (#104), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | 6.9% | — |
| BALROG | 27.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Llama 3.1-70B: 20.8 (#215), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1241 | — |
| DTBench | 60% | — |
| LMCA | 14.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.91 | — |
Math Not comparable
Llama 3.1-70B: 12.7 (#298), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 3.6% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 21% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1252 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 36.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.1-70B: 24.1 (#264), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 44.2% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 65.3% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 42.6% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1209 | — |
| MMLU | 80.1% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Llama 3.1-70B: 38.9 (#220), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1219 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1215 | — |
| LMArena French | 1260 | — |
| LMArena German | 1222 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1132 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1253 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Llama 3.1-70B: 65.5 (#218), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 82.1% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1231 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.1-70B: 37.6 (#208), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1241 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.1-70B: 35.6 (#262), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1232 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 784 | — |
| WildBench | 75.8% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1256 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1-70B better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.8 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1-70B or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 29.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1-70B and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1-70B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.