Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 13.8 to 7.7.
Meta · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 13.8 to 7.7, ranking #249 overall.
In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct wins 3; 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 3.3 70B Instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 13.8 and ranks #249 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024
Choose Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 5 exact shared results
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
9 reported for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct · 18 for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU), while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (MATH, MMLU-Pro).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct has 37.5B more parameters than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct, making it 115.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Llama 3.3 70B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Llama 3.3 70B Instruct specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct was released on 2024-12-06, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 3 months newer than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
Dec 6, 2024
1.8 years ago
2mo newerSep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.