Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct leads with 4.6% 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.
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.
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 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Qwen2 72B Instruct