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Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B vs Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix

Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B (Allen Institute) and Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix (Allen Institute) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#193 vs #225); and Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #193 against #225 (19.9 vs 8.6 points).

Choose Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix if…

  • you want to self-host: Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix ships open weights while Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B is restricted license.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix was listed 1 December 2025, Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B 20 November 2024.

Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B vs Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B and Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix
FieldLlama 3.1 Tulu 3 70BAllen InstituteOlmo 3 7B RL Zero MixAllen Institute
ModelCap Index position#193#225
Index score19.98.6
EvidenceMeasuredInherited
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window— tokens— tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed00
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed20 November 20241 December 2025
PublisherAllen InstituteAllen Institute

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · finetune of allenai/Olmo-3-1025-7B · finetune (100%). Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B vs Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B vs Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix: common questions

Is Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B better than Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix?

Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #193 against #225. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B cheaper than Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B or Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B or Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B and Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix open-weight models?

Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B: Restricted license. Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B and Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B and 0 for Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 70B vs Olmo 3 7B RL Zero Mix comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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