Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 33.8 |
| Released | 2024-12-18 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.3 (#212), Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 38.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1272 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 48.2% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 24.0 (#156), Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1266 | — |
Math Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 32.9 (#182), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1271 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 33.5 (#194), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1242 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 40.7 (#212), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1245 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 66.2 (#208), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1252 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 37.5 (#210), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1239 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 48.6 (#197), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1283 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1275 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 33.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.3 vs 35.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.