Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct leads with 10.4% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B was developed as the flagship model in the Qwen2 generation, designed to provide advanced language understanding with 72 billion parameters. Built to deliver strong performance across diverse tasks, it represented a significant advancement in Qwen's model capabilities when introduced.
Launched on the same date

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Lambda
Replicate
Together

Qwen2 72B Instruct