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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Comparing Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Meta · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Meta
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.01 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.02 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Individual benchmarks

15 reported for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct · 0 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

No common benchmarks found

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

76.8B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base has 76.8B more parameters than Llama 3.2 3B Instruct, making it 2392.2% larger.

Meta
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
3.2Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
80.0Bparameters
3.2B
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.2 Community License, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 12 months newer than Llama 3.2 3B Instruct.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

2.0 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

1.0 years ago

11mo 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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.2 3B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Which is better, Llama 3.2 3B Instruct or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (Meta) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Llama 3.2 3B Instruct compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Key differences include 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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is developed by Meta and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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