Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen2 72B Instruct leads with 8.0% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, Qwen2 72B 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
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 8B 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 8B Instruct

Qwen2 72B 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 72B Instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Qwen2 72B Instruct