Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct leads with 4.6% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B was developed by NVIDIA through customization of Meta's Llama 3.1 70B, designed to enhance performance for specific use cases and deployments. Built with NVIDIA's optimizations and fine-tuning expertise, it demonstrates how foundation models can be adapted for specialized applications.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini was created as an even more compact variant of Phi-4, designed to bring fourth-generation capabilities to the smallest possible footprint. Built for extreme efficiency scenarios, it enables AI capabilities on devices and applications where resources are severely constrained.
4 months newer

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
2024-10-01

Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
2025-02-01
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
2023-12-01
Phi 4 Mini
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini