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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen-VL OCR

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct comes out ahead, 45 to 36 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    NVIDIA

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

    Released Apr 15, 2025

    45/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.478 / $0.504
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen-VL OCR

    Released Oct 28, 2024

    36/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.72 / $0.72
    • Context34K
    Full specs Remove Qwen-VL OCR

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01 — Verdict

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is our pick

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 45/100 against Qwen-VL OCR (36). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct $0.485 · Qwen-VL OCR $0.72 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct 128,000 · Qwen-VL OCR 34,096 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen-VL OCRLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct: Text · Qwen-VL OCR: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructQwen-VL OCR
Price50%6557
Inputs & features30%2525
Context window20%241
Overall100%45/10036/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen-VL OCR specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructNVIDIAQwen-VL OCRAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.478 (best)$0.72
Output$0.504 (best)$0.72
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.485 (best)$0.72
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens (best)34,096 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDnvidia/llama-3.1-nemotron-70b-instructqwen-vl-ocr
API providers3 (best)1
ReleasedApr 15, 2025Oct 28, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct$5.79
  • Qwen-VL OCR$8.64
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen-VL OCR?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 45/100 against Qwen-VL OCR (36). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen-VL OCR?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is cheaper at $0.478 input / $0.504 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers; free on Nvidia). Qwen-VL OCR costs $0.72 input / $0.72 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.485 per million tokens for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct versus $0.72 for Qwen-VL OCR (1.5× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has not been scored yet and Qwen-VL OCR has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen-VL OCR yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen-VL OCR does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 34,096 for Qwen-VL OCR. Maximum output per response: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct up to 8,192, Qwen-VL OCR up to 4,096 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct accepts text; Qwen-VL OCR accepts text and images. Qwen-VL OCR handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen-VL OCR is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is the newest, released Apr 15, 2025. Qwen-VL OCR came out Oct 28, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen-VL OCR Apr 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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