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  3. Llama 3.1 70B vs Yi-Large

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Llama 3.1 70B vs Yi-Large benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Yi-Large delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,430 vs 1,240), while Yi-Large leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (53.8%), while Yi-Large is more budget-friendly at $0.3/1M per 1M output tokens, while Llama 3.1 70B provides faster response streaming (125 tok/s). Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Yi-Large holds the advantage over Llama 3.1 70B in overall benchmark performance and human evaluation rankings. Choose Yi-Large for demanding workloads, or review the breakdown below to compare coding and pricing metrics.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

9 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Llama 3.1 70B (3)Yi-Large (6)
Llama 3.1 70B
3 of 9 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Context window
Yi-Large
6 of 9 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Input price✓Output price
Meta
Leads 3 of 9 metrics
Llama 3.1 70B

Llama 3.1 70B instruct. Predecessor to 3.3 70B and Llama 4.

Elo 1,240$0.4/1M out
01.AI
Leads 6 of 9 metrics
Yi-Large

01.AI full-scale dense model for complex instruction following.

Elo 1,430$0.3/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Llama 3.1 70B
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderYi-Large Wins

Yi-Large

Δ 190 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderLlama 3.1 70B Wins

Llama 3.1 70B

125 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderYi-Large Wins

Yi-Large

$0.3 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Llama 3.1 70B (3)vsYi-Large (7)
Llama 3.1 70B: 3W (30%)Overall: Yi-LargeYi-Large: 7W (70%)
← Llama 3.1 70BYi-Large →
🏆Yi-Large(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Llama 3.1 70BvsYi-Large
Preference Elo
1,240vs1,430+190
Coding Elo
—vs1,410
SWE-bench
40.2%vs53.8%+13.6%
LiveBench
46.8%vs60.5%+13.7%
GPQA Diamond
48%vs72.4%+24.4%
Llama 3.1 70B: 0WYi-Large: 5W
🏆Llama 3.1 70B(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Llama 3.1 70BvsYi-Large
Output speed
125 tok/svs90 tok/s+35 tok/s
Time to first token
170 msvs220 ms+50 ms
Llama 3.1 70B: 2WYi-Large: 0W
🏆Yi-Large(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Llama 3.1 70BvsYi-Large
Output price
$0.4/1Mvs$0.3/1M+$0.1/1M
Input price
$0.35/1Mvs$0.3/1M+$0.05/1M
Context window
128kvs33k+95k
Llama 3.1 70B: 1WYi-Large: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+190
Llama 3.1 70B1,240
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large1,430
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo
Llama 3.1 70B—
Yi-Large1,410
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+13.7%
Llama 3.1 70B46.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large60.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+13.6%
Llama 3.1 70B40.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large53.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+24.4%
Llama 3.1 70B48%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large72.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+50 ms
Llama 3.1 70B170 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large220 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+35 tok/s
Llama 3.1 70B125 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large90 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$0.05/1M
Llama 3.1 70B$0.35/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$0.1/1M
Llama 3.1 70B$0.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+95k
Llama 3.1 70B128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Yi-Large33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkLlama 3.1 70BYi-LargeAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,240
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,430
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+190
Coding Elo—
1,410
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
LiveBench
46.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
60.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+13.7%
SWE-bench
40.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
53.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+13.6%
GPQA Diamond
48%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
72.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+24.4%
Time to first token
170 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
220 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+50 ms
Output speed
125 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
90 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+35 tok/s
Input price
$0.35/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.05/1M
Output price
$0.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.1/1M
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+95k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 18% with Yi-Large
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Llama 3.1 70B$18.25 / mo
In: $12.25Out: $6
Yi-Large$15.00 / mo
In: $10.5Out: $4.5
Estimated Cost Delta

Yi-Large is estimated to save $3.25/month ($39/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Yi-Large:Pick Yi-Large when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Llama 3.1 70B:Pick Llama 3.1 70B when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
  • 3
    Yi-Large:Pick Yi-Large as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsYi-Large

Higher SWE-bench (53.8%).

High-volume chatYi-Large

Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 3.1 70B

Lower TTFT (170 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 3.1 70B

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionYi-Large

Yi-Large is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsYi-LargeHigher SWE-bench (53.8%).
High-volume chatYi-LargeLower output list price ($0.3/1M).
Voice / low-latency UILlama 3.1 70BLower TTFT (170 ms).
Long-document RAGLlama 3.1 70BLarger window (128k).
Screenshots / visionYi-LargeYi-Large is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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Llama 3.1 70B

Elo 1,240
SWE-bench40.2%
Speed (tok/s)125 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.35/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.4/1M
01.AI

Yi-Large

Elo 1,430
SWE-bench53.8%
Speed (tok/s)90 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 3.1 70B or Yi-Large?
Yi-Large has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,430). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Llama 3.1 70B or Yi-Large?
Yi-Large leads SWE-bench at 53.8% vs 40.2%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Yi-Large output tokens are $0.3/1M versus $0.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 3.1 70B or Yi-Large?
Llama 3.1 70B has the lower time-to-first-token (170 ms vs 220 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Llama 3.1 70B accepts 128k tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?
Llama 3.1 70B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Llama 3.1 70B and Yi-Large Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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