Llama 3.3 70B vs Qwen3 235B benchmark

Qwen3 235B1,440

LiveBenchQwen3 235B (+13.7%)

Llama 3.3 70B49.8%

Qwen3 235B63.5%

SWE-benchQwen3 235B (+14.3%)

Llama 3.3 70B45.1%

Qwen3 235B59.4%

GPQA DiamondQwen3 235B (+11.1%)

Llama 3.3 70B65.7%

Qwen3 235B76.8%

Time to first tokenLlama 3.3 70B (+160 ms)

Llama 3.3 70B160 ms

Qwen3 235B320 ms

Output speedLlama 3.3 70B (+66 tok/s)

Llama 3.3 70B140 tok/s

Qwen3 235B74 tok/s

Input priceLlama 3.3 70B (+$0.355/1M)

Llama 3.3 70B$0.1/1M

Qwen3 235B$0.455/1M

Output priceLlama 3.3 70B (+$1.5/1M)

Llama 3.3 70B$0.32/1M

Qwen3 235B$1.82/1M

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Llama 3.3 70B131k

Qwen3 235B131k

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Benchmark	Llama 3.3 70B	Qwen3 235B	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,285 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,440 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	Qwen3 235B (+155)
LiveBench	49.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	63.5% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	Qwen3 235B (+13.7%)
SWE-bench	45.1% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	59.4% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	Qwen3 235B (+14.3%)
GPQA Diamond	65.7% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	76.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Qwen3 235B (+11.1%)
Time to first token	160 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	320 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+160 ms)
Output speed	140 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	74 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+66 tok/s)
Input price	$0.1/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.455/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+$0.355/1M)
Output price	$0.32/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$1.82/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+$1.5/1M)
Context window	131k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	131k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	—

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 81% with Llama 3.3 70B

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Llama 3.3 70B$8.30 / mo

In: $3.5Out: $4.8

Qwen3 235B$43.22 / mo

In: $15.92Out: $27.3

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 3.3 70B is estimated to save $34.93/month ($419/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Qwen3 235B:Pick Qwen3 235B when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Llama 3.3 70B:Pick Llama 3.3 70B when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Llama 3.3 70B:Pick Llama 3.3 70B when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen3 235B

Higher SWE-bench (59.4%).

High-volume chatLlama 3.3 70B

Lower output list price ($0.32/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 3.3 70B

Lower TTFT (160 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 3.3 70B

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionQwen3 235B

Qwen3 235B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen3 235B	Higher SWE-bench (59.4%).
High-volume chat	Llama 3.3 70B	Lower output list price ($0.32/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 3.3 70B	Lower TTFT (160 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 3.3 70B	Larger window (131k).
Screenshots / vision	Qwen3 235B	Qwen3 235B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchSep 20, 2025

Qwen3 235B: the open MoE Qwen, not the Max SKU

Sep 2025 open-weight mixture-of-experts. Self-host path. Don’t confuse it with Qwen 3 Max.

launchDec 6, 2024

Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

Dec 2024 instruct 70B. Still a self-host baseline. Llama 4 is the 2026 buy.

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Llama 3.3 70B

Elo 1,285

LiveBench49.8%

SWE-bench45.1%

Speed140 tok/s

Output cost$0.32/1M

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Qwen3 235B

Elo 1,440

LiveBench63.5%

SWE-bench59.4%

Speed74 tok/s

Output cost$1.82/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 3.3 70B or Qwen3 235B?: Qwen3 235B has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,440). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Llama 3.3 70B or Qwen3 235B?: Qwen3 235B leads SWE-bench at 59.4% vs 45.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 3.3 70B output tokens are $0.32/1M versus $1.82/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 3.3 70B or Qwen3 235B?: Llama 3.3 70B has the lower time-to-first-token (160 ms vs 320 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Llama 3.3 70B accepts 131k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Both Llama 3.3 70B and Qwen3 235B are marked open-weights. Hosting cost is not in this table.
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 3.3 70B and Qwen3 235B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Llama 3.3 70B vs Qwen3 235B benchmark

Capability Percentiles

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

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Dimensional AdvantageQwen3 235B 3/6

Benchmark

Llama 3.3 70B

Qwen3 235B

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,285

1,440

Qwen3 235B (+155)

LiveBench

49.8%

63.5%

Qwen3 235B (+13.7%)

SWE-bench

45.1%

59.4%

Qwen3 235B (+14.3%)

GPQA Diamond

65.7%

76.8%

Qwen3 235B (+11.1%)

Time to first token

160 ms

320 ms

Llama 3.3 70B (+160 ms)

Output speed

140 tok/s

74 tok/s

Llama 3.3 70B (+66 tok/s)

Input price

$0.1/1M

$0.455/1M

Llama 3.3 70B (+$0.355/1M)

Output price

$0.32/1M

$1.82/1M

Llama 3.3 70B (+$1.5/1M)

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