Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins on 1/1 benchmarks
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena.
Category leads
arena·Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
#226 by perf·#19 by attention
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
#92 by perf·#1 by attention
Best value
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
1.8x better value than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
50.6 pts/$
$0.72/M
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
91.4 pts/$
$0.60/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.65T·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
1 benchmark · 2 models
Llama 3.1 70B InstructQwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct leads by +105.7
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
1293.3
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
1399.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1293.3 | 1399.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.72 | $0.72 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $7.20 | |
| $0.09 | $1.10 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $3.43 |