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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
Benchmark Advantage
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Context Window
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
Speed
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructNemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructNemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorNvidiaNvidia
ReleasedOct 2024Oct 2025

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct Modalities

Input
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Output
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Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL has cheaper output pricing at $0.20/M tokens.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 10.8, compared to Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL's score of 5.9.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a 131,072 token context window, while Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL has a 131,072 token context window.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not support vision. Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL supports vision.