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Arcee SuperNova v1 vs Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite

Arcee SuperNova v1 (Arcee AI) and Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite (Arcee AI) 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 17 September 2026

As of 17 September 2026, Arcee SuperNova v1 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#184 vs #209).

Which should you choose?

Choose Arcee SuperNova v1 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #184 against #209 (17.9 vs 6.4 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — Arcee SuperNova v1 was listed 10 June 2025, Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite 10 September 2024.

Choose Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite leads Arcee SuperNova v1 for this pair.

Arcee SuperNova v1 vs Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Arcee SuperNova v1 and Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite
FieldArcee SuperNova v1Arcee AILlama 3.1 SuperNova LiteArcee AI
ModelCap Index position#184#209
Index score17.96.4
EvidenceInheritedInherited
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window— tokens— tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed00
Weight accessRestricted licenseRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed10 June 202510 September 2024
PublisherArcee AIArcee AI

Evidence: finetune of meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct · finetune (100%) · base of meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct · base (100%). Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Arcee SuperNova v1 vs Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite

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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Arcee SuperNova v1 vs Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite: common questions

Is Arcee SuperNova v1 better than Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite?

Arcee SuperNova v1 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 September 2026: #184 against #209. 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 Arcee SuperNova v1 cheaper than Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite?

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, Arcee SuperNova v1 or Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Arcee SuperNova v1 or Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite?

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 Arcee SuperNova v1 and Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite open-weight models?

Arcee SuperNova v1: Restricted license. Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite: Restricted license. 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 Arcee SuperNova v1 and Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Arcee SuperNova v1 and 0 for Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Arcee SuperNova v1 vs Llama 3.1 SuperNova Lite comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 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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