Model comparison
Claude 2 vs Llama 3.2 90B
Llama 3.2 90B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.5 to 25.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2 scores higher in 1 category and Llama 3.2 90B in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Llama 3.2 90B leads 21.7 to 16.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for Claude 2 and 39.4% for Llama 3.2 90B.
- Llama 3.2 90B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2 | Llama 3.2 90B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 25.0 | 27.5 |
| Released | 2023-07-11 | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 8 | 9 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| HumanEval+ | 61.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | — | 27.3% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Claude 2: 21.7 (#216), Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.13 | 125.5 |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.4% |
| DTBench | 51.9% | — |
Math Llama 3.2 90B leads
Claude 2: 9.3 (#320), Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 39.4% |
Knowledge Llama 3.2 90B leads
Claude 2: 16.9 (#287), Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.7% | 41% |
| MMLU | 78.5% | 80.3% |
| TriviaQA | 87.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1000 |
| GeoBench | — | 52% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2 better than Llama 3.2 90B?
Llama 3.2 90B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.5 to 25.0 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2 and Llama 3.2 90B share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2 has 8 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 90B has 9.