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Llama 3.2 11B Instruct vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 leads the LLM Stats Score 13.1 to -1.3.

Meta · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 13.1 to -1.3, ranking #246 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.05/M input and $0.05/M output

Choose Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 13.1 and ranks #246 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Meta
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-1.3
#334
13.1
#246
Reasoning
-0.8
#325
13.2
#239
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.05 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.05 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
Math
1.8#294
11.7#237
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Llama 3.2 11B Instruct · 7 for Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

1 shared

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

39.3B diff

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has 39.3B more parameters than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct, making it 370.8% larger.

Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
10.6Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
49.9Bparameters
10.6B
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
49.9B
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 3.2 11B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.2 11B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 does not.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.2 Community License, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is 6 months newer than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

2.0 years ago

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Mar 18, 2025

1.5 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Both models have the same knowledge cutoff date of 2023-12-31.

They should have similar awareness of historical events and information up to this date.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Dec 2023

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.2 11B Instruct and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.2 11B Instruct vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1.

Which is better, Llama 3.2 11B Instruct or Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 leads the LLM Stats Score 13.1 to -1.3. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is made by Meta and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Llama 3.2 11B Instruct compare to Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 in benchmarks?

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct scores AI2D: 91.1%, DocVQA: 88.4%, ChartQA: 83.4%, VQAv2 (test): 75.2%, MMLU: 73.0%. Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 scores MATH-500: 96.6%, MT-Bench: 91.7%, MBPP: 91.3%, Arena Hard: 88.3%, BFCL v2: 73.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.2 11B Instruct and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.2 11B Instruct and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-1.3 vs 13.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Llama 3.2 Community License vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.2 11B Instruct and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is developed by Meta and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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