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Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 vs QwQ-32B

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and QwQ-32B are closely matched at 13.1 and 14.8 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and QwQ-32B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 13.1 and 14.8.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

Choose QwQ-32B

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
NVIDIA
QwQ-32B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
13.1
#246
14.8
#232
Reasoning
13.2
#239
15.6
#223
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
QwQ-32B
Math
11.7#237
18.1#186
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 · 7 for QwQ-32B

2 shared

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH-500), while QwQ-32B is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

17.4B diff

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has 17.4B more parameters than QwQ-32B, making it 53.5% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
49.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
32.5Bparameters
49.9B
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
32.5B
QwQ-32B

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while QwQ-32B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 was released on 2025-03-18, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is 0 month newer than QwQ-32B.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Mar 18, 2025

1.5 years ago

1w newer
QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while QwQ-32B has a cutoff of 2024-11-28.

QwQ-32B has more recent training data (up to 2024-11-28), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 (2023-12-31).

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Dec 2023

QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

11 mo newer

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and QwQ-32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 or QwQ-32B?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and QwQ-32B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 13.1 and 14.8. Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is made by NVIDIA and QwQ-32B 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 compare to QwQ-32B in benchmarks?

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%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.

What are the main differences between Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and QwQ-32B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (13.1 vs 14.8), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and QwQ-32B?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is developed by NVIDIA and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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