Model comparison
Llama 3.2 1B vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.0 to 21.3.
- Llama 3.2 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 20.1 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 60K | — |
| Max output | 54K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.027 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 21.1 (#338), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1070 | 1487 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 8.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 11.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 1B: 14.6 (#150), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 10.8% | — |
| BALROG | 6.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 16.2 (#308), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1044 | 1483 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 101.99 | — |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 10.4 (#313), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1086 | 1474 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 7.2 (#312), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1007 | 1489 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.9% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 23.8 (#292), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 973 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 959 | 1534 |
| LMArena German | 1014 | 1487 |
| LMArena Russian | 941 | 1471 |
| LMArena French | — | 1484 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 52.4 (#290), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1031 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 31.9 (#274), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1050 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 21.3 (#310), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1055 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1033 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1030 | 1478 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 200 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 1B better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.2 1B or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 21.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 1B and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 1B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.