Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemini Diffusion leads with 3.9% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Gemini Diffusion was developed as a specialized model for image generation, designed to create high-quality visual content through diffusion-based techniques. Built to complement the text and multimodal capabilities of the Gemini family, it extends Google's AI capabilities into creative visual generation tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B was created as a balanced open-source model, designed to provide strong performance with 70 billion parameters while remaining practical for many deployment scenarios. Built to serve as a versatile foundation for fine-tuning and application development, it combines capability with accessibility in the open-source ecosystem.
10 months newer

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Gemini Diffusion
2025-05-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Gemini Diffusion

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemini Diffusion

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Bedrock

Gemini Diffusion

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Gemini Diffusion

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
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