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# Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct

> Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct by NVIDIA, released December 2024. Ranked #203 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 37.6. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct by NVIDIA ranks 203rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 37.6. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 152nd.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #203 of 354
- **Index score:** 37.6
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 14 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/nvidia.svg) NVIDIA](https://noometry.com/providers/nvidia)
- **Released:** December 18, 2024
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct category scores

1.  Coding 35.9
2.  Reasoning 25.0
3.  Math 35.5
4.  Knowledge 34.1
5.  Multilingual 40.5
6.  Instruction Following 65.9
7.  Long Context 37.6
8.  Writing & Preference 48.4
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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 35.9 | #216 | 3 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 25.0 | #152 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 35.5 | #182 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 34.1 | #199 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 40.5 | #217 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 65.9 | #213 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 37.6 | #215 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 48.4 | #203 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 25.0 | +1.4 | #152 of 350, top 44% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 35.5 | −1.0 | #182 of 327, top 56% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 34.1 | −3.2 | #199 of 314, top 64% |

### Weakest categories

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 40.5 | −6.9 | #217 of 297, top 74% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 37.6 | −3.4 | #215 of 296, top 73% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 65.9 | −5.4 | #213 of 305, top 70% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mercury](https://noometry.com/models/mercury) | #199 | 37.6 | — | 35 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct-vs-mercury) |
| [DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v2-5) | #200 | 37.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct) |
| [Qwen3.6 35B-A3B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-35b-a3b) | #201 | 37.6 | $0.56 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b) |
| [Hunyuan Large Vision](https://noometry.com/models/hunyuan-large-vision) | #202 | 37.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/hunyuan-large-vision-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct) |
| [MiniMax-M2](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2) | #204 | 37.4 | $0.52 | 17 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct-vs-minimax-m2) |
| [Granite 4.1 8b](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-1-8b) | #205 | 37.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-1-8b-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct) |
| [Gemma 3n E4b IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-3n-e4b-it) | #206 | 37.3 | — | 13 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-3n-e4b-it-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct) |
| [Step 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/step-3-7-flash) | #207 | 37.3 | $0.42 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct-vs-step-3-7-flash) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 38.7% | #36 of 64, top 57% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-09-25 |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1272 | #213 of 294, top 73% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 48.2% | #39 of 66, top 60% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-09-25 |

### Reasoning

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1266 | #210 of 297, top 71% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1271 | #201 of 285, top 71% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1242 | #203 of 273, top 75% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1245 | #217 of 297, top 74% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1263 | #202 of 285, top 71% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1227 | #225 of 283, top 80% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1252 | #210 of 298, top 71% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1238 | #227 of 291, top 79% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1283 | #206 of 297, top 70% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1269 | #191 of 295, top 65% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1275 | #206 of 295, top 70% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct

-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Hunyuan Large Vision](https://noometry.com/compare/hunyuan-large-vision-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs MiniMax-M2](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct-vs-minimax-m2)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Granite 4.1 8b](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-1-8b-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Gemma 3n E4b IT](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-3n-e4b-it-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct)
-   [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-1-nemotron-70b-instruct-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct by NVIDIA ranks 203rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 37.6. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 152nd.

### Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct open source?

Yes. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct places best in reasoning, math, knowledge and lowest in multilingual, long context, instruction following.

### What is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 152nd on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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