Model Comparison

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AI2D), while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU, MMMU-Pro).

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers

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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Input tokens$0.35

Output tokens$0.40

Best providerDeepinfra

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Input tokens$0.00

Output tokens$0.00

Best providerUnknown Organization

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

57.0B diff

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct has 57.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct, making it 172.7% larger.

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

90.0Bparameters

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

33.0Bparameters

90.0B

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

33.0B

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 3.2 90B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.2 90B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Llama 3.2 90B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.2, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Llama 3.2

Open weights

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is 12 months newer than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct.

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

1.6 years ago

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

7 months ago

12mo 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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Key Takeaways

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher GPQA score (68.9% vs 46.7%)

Higher MMLU score (86.4% vs 86.0%)

Higher MMMU-Pro score (65.3% vs 45.2%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature	Llama 3.2 90B Instruct	Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.2 90B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is made by Meta and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct scores AI2D: 92.3%, DocVQA: 90.1%, MGSM: 86.9%, MMLU: 86.0%, ChartQA: 85.5%. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%.

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Key differences include licensing (Llama 3.2 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is developed by Meta and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Performance Benchmarks

Arena Performance

Pricing Analysis

Model Size

Context Window

Input Capabilities

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

License

Release Timeline

Knowledge Cutoff

Outputs Comparison

Key Takeaways

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Which is better, Llama 3.2 90B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

How does Llama 3.2 90B Instruct compare to Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct in benchmarks?

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