Apertus 8B Instruct vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1
Wins 0 of 4 areas
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Wins 3 of 4 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Following instructions
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 7 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the four areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking01Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.11 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software01Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.11 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.11 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts00Even0 each · 1 tie
Coding, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1 pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+15.2points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+6points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+3.1points ahead
Where Apertus 8B Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 7 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1
- SciCodeLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1 by 64.110.1+6
ReasoningLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1
- GPQA DiamondLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1 by 15.225.640.8+15.2
- Humanity's Last Examtie55.2tie
Following instructionsLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1
- IFBenchLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1 by 3.122.425.5+3.1
Other results2 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA IntelligenceLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1 by 2.54.87.3+2.5
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)tie11.411.7tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Apertus 8B Instruct or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1 wins three of the four areas where both have results: coding, reasoning and following instructions. Apertus 8B Instruct wins none. They are level on long documents.
Which is better for coding?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B V1.1. It wins the one coding test both models report.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 7 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 5 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 2 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.