Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

    Comparison

    As of August 30, 2026, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 75% cheaper per million tokens than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is $1.20 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens versus Qwen2.5 7B Instruct at $0.30 / $0.30. Sources: https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/llama-3_1-nemotron-70b-instruct and https://bailian.console.aliyun.com/

    Sources: NVIDIA pricing (https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/llama-3_1-nemotron-70b-instruct); Qwen pricing (https://bailian.console.aliyun.com/)

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

    NVIDIA

    $2.40blended / 1M

    Input

    $1.20

    Output

    $1.20

    131.1K ctx|Open Source
    75%
    cheaper
    Better value

    Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

    Qwen

    $0.60blended / 1M

    Input

    $0.30

    Output

    $0.30

    131.1K ctx|Open Source
    Save $1.80 per million tokens by choosing Qwen2.5 7B Instruct over Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct.

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct comparison

    Token pricing, specs, and benchmarks side by side

    Shared benchmarks

    Each bar is share of the current leader on that eval. Click a row to open the board.

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructQwen2.5 7B Instruct

    Score vs price

    MMLU. Left is cheaper. Up is a higher score. The line is the best score you can buy at each price.

    Best score at each priceLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructQwen2.5 7B Instruct
    Metric
    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
    Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
    Provider
    Provider
    NVIDIA
    Qwen
    License
    Open Source
    Open Source
    Release Date
    2024-10-01
    2024-09-19
    Pricing (per 1M tokens)
    Input Price+300%
    $1.20
    $0.30
    Output Price+300%
    $1.20
    $0.30
    Blended (1M + 1M)
    $2.40
    $0.60
    Model Details
    Context Window
    131.1K
    131.1K
    Max Output Tokens
    N/A
    8.2K
    Knowledge Cutoff
    2023-12-01
    N/A
    Throughput
    N/A
    138 tok/s
    Benchmarks
    36.4%
    71.2%
    80.2%
    72.9%
    85.6%
    84.8%
    75.5%
    73.3%
    69.2%
    91.4%
    91.6%
    81.9%
    35.9%
    79.2%
    80.6%
    56.3%
    75.4%
    9.0%
    87.5%
    70.4%
    58.6%
    84.5%
    Benchmark Wins
    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct 1|2 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

    Verdict

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: the bottom line

    Qwen2.5 7B Instruct offers both lower pricing and stronger benchmark performance across the board, making it the clear value leader in this comparison.

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

    As of August 30, 2026, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 75% cheaper on blended LLM API pricing. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens ($0.60 blended 1M-in + 1M-out). Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct costs $1.20 / $1.20 per million tokens ($2.40 blended). Sources: https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/llama-3_1-nemotron-70b-instruct and https://bailian.console.aliyun.com/. The cheapest LLM for your app still depends on how many output tokens you generate.

    How much does Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct cost per million tokens?

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct NVIDIA API pricing is $1.20 input and $1.20 output per million tokens via NVIDIA. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Qwen API pricing is $0.30 input and $0.30 output per million tokens via Qwen. Use those four numbers, not ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro subscription prices, when you are comparing APIs.

    Which is better for coding, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

    Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has a published LiveCodeBench score of 28.7%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct does not have that eval on this page yet.

    What is the context window for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct supports a 131K token context window, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct supports 131K tokens. Both models have the same context window size. Filling a larger window bills more input tokens, so the cheaper-per-million model can still cost more on long documents.

    Which model performs better on benchmarks, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

    Qwen2.5 7B Instruct leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks versus Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct's 1 wins. Check the comparison table for GPQA Diamond, SWE-bench, MMLU, HLE, and the other evals we track. Token price and benchmark score together are the usual LLM comparison, not either number alone.

    Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct better for production use?

    Both Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct are production API models. For cost-sensitive production traffic, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has better economics on the blended 1M-in + 1M-out scale. For maximum capability, weight the benchmark table for your domain. Many production stacks route cheap models for drafts and a frontier model for the hard turn, which is usually cheaper than sending everything to the expensive API.

    Can I switch between Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct in my app?

    Yes. Call Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct through NVIDIA and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct through Qwen with separate API keys, or through a gateway that already wraps both. Keep prompts in tokens, not characters, when you estimate the invoice. AnotherWrapper templates can swap providers without rewriting auth and billing.

    How accurate is this Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct pricing data?

    List rates are the latest published NVIDIA API pricing and Qwen API pricing, quoted per million tokens. Official rate sheets: https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/llama-3_1-nemotron-70b-instruct and https://bailian.console.aliyun.com/. Prompt caching, batch APIs, and committed-use discounts can change the invoice. Benchmark scores are from official publications and independent evals, updated as new numbers land.

    What is the output token limit for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct supports up to an unspecified number of output tokens per request, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct supports up to 8K output tokens. Output tokens are usually the expensive half of API pricing, so a higher max output cap is a capability, not a discount.

    Which model has better throughput, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

    Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has a measured throughput of approximately 138 tokens/second. Throughput data for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is not yet available. Throughput (tokens per second) and time-to-first-token are why two models with the same per-million-token price can still feel different in chat and agents.

    How do I switch the models in this Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct comparison?

    Use the model pickers at the top of this LLM comparison. Search any model in the index and the URL updates. Open Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct from the sidebar for the single-model API pricing page, or go back to the LLM pricing table to sort by cheapest blended cost.

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct pricing

    This comparison covers API pricing, context window, throughput, and benchmark scores. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct costs $1.20/M input and $1.20/M output. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.30/M input and $0.30/M output.

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