Model Comparison

Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 32B

Qwen3 32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 32B is 1.8x cheaper per token.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Llama 4 Maverick outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 32B is better at 1 benchmark (LiveCodeBench).

Qwen3 32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 32B costs less

For input processing, Llama 4 Maverick ($0.17/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Qwen3 32B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Llama 4 Maverick ($0.60/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than Qwen3 32B ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Llama 4 Maverick is more expensive than Qwen3 32B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
Input tokens$0.17
Output tokens$0.60
Best providerDeepinfra
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

367.2B diff

Llama 4 Maverick has 367.2B more parameters than Qwen3 32B, making it 1119.5% larger.

Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
400.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B
32.8Bparameters
400.0B
Llama 4 Maverick
32.8B
Qwen3 32B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 32B's 128,000 tokens. Llama 4 Maverick can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Qwen3 32B is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 32B does not.

Llama 4 Maverick can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Llama 4 Maverick

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 32B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 4 Maverick is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while Qwen3 32B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Qwen3 32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05, while Qwen3 32B was released on 2025-04-29.

Qwen3 32B is 1 month newer than Llama 4 Maverick.

Llama 4 Maverick

Apr 5, 2025

1.0 years ago

Qwen3 32B

Apr 29, 2025

11 months ago

3w 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

Provider Availability

Llama 4 Maverick is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Lambda, Groq, Fireworks, Together, Sambanova. Qwen3 32B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Sambanova.

Llama 4 Maverick

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M
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Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.22/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.88/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $0.27/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M
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Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.63/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.79/1M

Qwen3 32B

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.44/1M
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Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher LiveCodeBench score (65.7% vs 43.4%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 32B

Qwen3 32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 4 Maverick is made by Meta and Qwen3 32B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Llama 4 Maverick scores DocVQA: 94.4%, MGSM: 92.3%, ChartQA: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.5%, MMLU-Pro: 80.5%. Qwen3 32B scores Arena Hard: 93.8%, AIME 2024: 81.4%, LiveBench: 74.9%, MultiLF: 73.0%, AIME 2025: 72.9%.
Qwen3 32B is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.17/M input and $0.60/M output via deepinfra. Qwen3 32B costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.
Llama 4 Maverick supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3 32B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.17 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Llama 4 Community License Agreement vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Llama 4 Maverick is developed by Meta and Qwen3 32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.