Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct leads with 7.1% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.1 8B was developed as an efficient open-source model, designed to bring capable instruction-following to applications with limited computational resources. Built with 8 billion parameters, it provides a lightweight option for developers seeking reliable performance without the overhead of larger models.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 14B was developed as a mid-sized instruction-tuned model, designed to balance capability and efficiency for diverse language tasks. Built with 14 billion parameters, it provides strong performance for applications requiring reliable instruction-following without the resource demands of larger models.
1 month newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct