What is the difference between Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Qwen3 235B A22B?

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is developed by Meta AI while Qwen3 235B A22B is developed by Qwen. Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) has a 128K token context window vs Qwen3 235B A22B's 33K. You can compare their actual outputs across 3 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) or Qwen3 235B A22B?

It depends on your use case. Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Qwen3 235B A22B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 3 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How can I compare Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Qwen3 235B A22B on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Qwen3 235B A22B across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output, and Pro users can create custom challenges to test both models with their own prompts.

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Updated Apr 28, 2025

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Why Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)?

3.9x more context128K

Why Qwen3 235B A22B?

9 months newerApr 2025

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)Qwen3 235B A22B

Input price

$0.59/M

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Output price

$0.79/M

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Context

128K

33K

Released

Jul 2024

Apr 2025

Favorites

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)Qwen3 235B A22B

Movie

Blade Runner

19827.9

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Album

OK Computer

Radiohead

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Book

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

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City

Reykjavik

Iceland

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Game

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Adventure, Action4.4

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3 / 3

Stochastic Consistency Testanalysis

Tests an AI's randomness and creativity

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

Meta · Jul 2024text

A bold request! Here are 5 jokes I just generated:

Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
Why don't eggs tell jokes? They'd crack each other up.
Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired.
Why don't some couples go to the gym? Because some relationships don't work out.

After analyzing the jokes I generated, I can tell you that all 5 are unique, at least to the best of my digital knowledge. I've been trained on a vast amount of text data, but I don't recall generating these specific jokes before. If you'd like, I can try to generate more and see if any duplicates occur!

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Qwen3 235B A22B

Qwen · Apr 2025text

Here are 5 jokes I generated:

Why don't skeletons fight each other?
They don't have the guts!
What do you call a fake noodle?
An impasta!
Why did the math book look sad?
Because it had too many problems!
What do you call a fish wearing a bowtie?
Sofishticated!
Why did the programmer quit?
Because he didn't get arrays (a raise)!

How many are unique?
All 5 are unique! While some joke structures (e.g., puns, wordplay) overlap, the topics (skeletons, math, fish, programming) and punchlines are distinct. Even if some ideas are common, they don't repeat within this set. 😄

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2 / 3

Xbox Controller SVG Artimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create detailed SVG illustrations of gaming hardware

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

Meta · Jul 2024website

We can't display this one. It's not us. Well... it might be us.

The model was asked for a web page. It produced something else. We're not going to define what.

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<svg width="400" height="200" viewBox="0 0 400 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- Gradient definitions -->
  <defs>
    <linearGradient id="grad1" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#333" />
      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#444" />
    </linearGradient>
    <linearGradient id="grad2" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#555" />
      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#666" />
    </linearGradient>
  </defs>
  
  <!-- Body of the controller -->
  <rect x="50" y="50" width="300" height="100" rx="10" fill="url(#grad1)" />
  
  <!-- Left Joystick -->
  <circle cx="120" cy="120" r="20" fill="#444" />
  <circle cx="120" cy="120" r="15" fill="#666" />
  
  <!-- Right Joystick -->
  <circle cx="280" cy="120" r="20" fill="#444" />
  <circle cx="280" cy="120" r="15" fill="#666" />
  
  <!-- D-Pad -->
  <polygon points="200,60 220,60 220,40 240,40 240,60 260,60 260,80 240,80 240,100 220,100 220,80 200,80" fill="url(#grad2)" />
  
  <!-- Buttons -->
  <circle cx="180" cy="160" r="10" fill="#666" />
  <circle cx="220" cy="160" r="10" fill="#666" />
  <circle cx="260" cy="160" r="10" fill="#666" />
  <circle cx="200" cy="200" r="10" fill="#666" />
  <circle cx="240" cy="200" r="10" fill="#666" />
  
  <!-- Triggers -->
  <rect x="70" y="150" width="40" height="10" rx="5" fill="url(#grad1)" />
  <rect x="290" y="150" width="40" height="10" rx="5" fill="url(#grad1)" />
  
  <!-- Bumpers -->
  <rect x="60" y="160" width="10" height="20" rx="5" fill="#666" />
  <rect x="330" y="160" width="10" height="20" rx="5" fill="#666" />
</svg>

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Qwen3 235B A22B

Qwen · Apr 2025svg

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Surprise Animal SVGimage generation

Generate SVG art of a randomly chosen animal in a setting of its choosing.

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

Meta · Jul 2024svg

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Qwen3 235B A22B

Qwen · Apr 2025svg

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Our Verdict

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

Qwen3 235B A22B

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