Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct leads with 14.5% higher average benchmark score. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B was developed as a dense 32-billion-parameter model in the Qwen3 family, designed to provide strong language understanding without mixture-of-experts complexity. Built for applications requiring straightforward deployment and reliable performance, it serves as a capable mid-to-large-scale foundation model.
9 months newer

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Qwen3 32B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-04-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Qwen3 32B
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Qwen3 32B
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Qwen3 32B

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Qwen3 32B
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Qwen3 32B
DeepInfra
Novita
Sambanova