Gemini 3 Pro vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct Comparison
Comparing Gemini 3 Pro and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMMU-Pro), while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Gemini 3 Pro ($2.00/1M tokens) is 40.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).
For output processing, Gemini 3 Pro ($12.00/1M tokens) is 240.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Gemini 3 Pro is more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Gemini 3 Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Pro is limited to 65,536 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Gemini 3 Pro and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Gemini 3 Pro
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemini 3 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct uses Llama 3.2 Community License.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Llama 3.2 Community License
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemini 3 Pro was released on 2025-11-18, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.
Gemini 3 Pro is 14 months newer than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.
Nov 18, 2025
3 months ago
1.1yr newerSep 25, 2024
1.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 3 Pro has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.
Gemini 3 Pro has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct (2023-12-31).
Jan 2025
1.1 yr newerDec 2023
Provider Availability
Gemini 3 Pro is available from Google. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Sambanova, Bedrock, Groq, Together, Fireworks. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Gemini 3 Pro
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Gemini 3 Pro
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