Model Comparison
Llama 4 Scout vs QwQ-32BWhich is better in 2026?
QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: Llama 4 Scout vs QwQ-32B — which is better?
Llama 4 Scout (by Meta) and QwQ-32B (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
Llama 4 Scout outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench). QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose Llama 4 Scout if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Choose QwQ-32B if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 4 Scout outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench).
QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 4 Scout has 76.5B more parameters than QwQ-32B, making it 235.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Llama 4 Scout specifies input context (10,000,000 tokens). Only Llama 4 Scout specifies output context (10,000,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B does not.
Llama 4 Scout can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 4 Scout
QwQ-32B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 4 Scout is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while QwQ-32B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.
Llama 4 Scout is 1 month newer than QwQ-32B.
Apr 5, 2025
1.2 years ago
1mo newerMar 5, 2025
1.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm QwQ-32B's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date.
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Nov 2024
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
QwQ-32B
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Llama 4 Scout vs QwQ-32B.