Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct leads with 2.2% higher average benchmark score. Nova Lite offers 46.0K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Amazon
Amazon Nova Lite was developed as a lightweight multimodal model, designed to provide efficient AI capabilities for text and image understanding. Built to serve cost-sensitive applications with quick response times, it represents Amazon's entry-level offering in the Nova family.
4 months newer

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Nova Lite
Amazon
2024-11-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Nova Lite
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Nova Lite
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Nova Lite

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Nova Lite
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Nova Lite
Bedrock