Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Instant vs Llama 3.2 3B
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 7 categories and Llama 3.2 3B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 62.0 to 24.9.
- Llama 3.2 3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 28.4 |
| Released | 2026-05-05 | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.33 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.7 (#73), Llama 3.2 3B: 27.1 (#314)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1098 |
| SciCode | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 23.4% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 28.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 19.9 (#135)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 21.9% |
| BALROG | — | 10.1% |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.2 (#149), Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#225)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1095 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.48 | — |
Math Llama 3.2 3B leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.1 (#241), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.9 (#213)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1126 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 2.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 68.1% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#68), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | 1090 |
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: 39.3 (#48), Llama 3.2 3B: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 53.0 (#76), Llama 3.2 3B: 26.4 (#276)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1019 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1017 |
| LMArena German | 1410 | 1056 |
| LMArena Russian | 1430 | 949 |
| LMArena French | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1393 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1430 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.4 (#94), Llama 3.2 3B: 56.3 (#270)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1407 | 1089 |
Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#92), Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#256)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1101 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 62.0 (#81), Llama 3.2 3B: 24.9 (#302)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | 1094 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1434 | 1105 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 595 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Llama 3.2 3B?
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Llama 3.2 3B better for coding?
GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.7 versus 27.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Llama 3.2 3B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 3B has 18.