Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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
Qwen2.5-VL 72B was created as the flagship vision-language model in the Qwen 2.5 series, designed to provide advanced multimodal understanding. Built with 72 billion parameters optimized for visual and textual reasoning, it represents Qwen's most capable offering for tasks requiring integrated image and language processing.
6 months newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-01-26
Context window and performance specifications
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 VL 72B Instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct