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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B leads the LLM Stats Score 5.2 to -6.1.

Meta · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 5.2 to -6.1, ranking #302 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2.5-Omni-7B wins 2; 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 3B Instruct

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.01/M input and $0.02/M output

Choose Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 5.2 and ranks #302 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
-6.1
#363
5.2
#302
-6.7
#357
1.4
#315
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 3
2 of 3
Input price
$0.01 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.02 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
-3.7#313
5.0#273
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

15 reported for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct · 45 for Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

3 shared

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is better at 2 benchmarks (GSM8k, MATH).

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

3.8B diff

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B has 3.8B more parameters than Llama 3.2 3B Instruct, making it 118.1% larger.

Meta
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
3.2Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
7.0Bparameters
3.2B
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
7.0B
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Meta
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.2 3B Instruct does not.

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.2 Community License, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B was released on 2025-03-27.

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is 6 months newer than Llama 3.2 3B Instruct.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

2.0 years ago

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Mar 27, 2025

1.5 years ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.2 3B Instruct vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B.

Which is better, Llama 3.2 3B Instruct or Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B leads the LLM Stats Score 5.2 to -6.1. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is made by Meta and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Llama 3.2 3B Instruct compare to Qwen2.5-Omni-7B in benchmarks?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct scores NIH/Multi-needle: 84.7%, ARC-C: 78.6%, GSM8k: 77.7%, IFEval: 77.4%, HellaSwag: 69.8%. Qwen2.5-Omni-7B scores FLEURS: 95.9%, DocVQA: 95.2%, VocalSound: 93.9%, GSM8k: 88.7%, GiantSteps Tempo: 88.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B 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 3B Instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-6.1 vs 5.2), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Llama 3.2 Community License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is developed by Meta and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.