Model comparison
Llama 3.2 3B vs Llama 3.2 90B
Llama 3.2 3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 28.4 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Llama 3.2 3B scores higher in 2 categories and Llama 3.2 90B in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Llama 3.2 3B leads 29.9 to 10.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BALROG: 10.1% for Llama 3.2 3B and 27.3% for Llama 3.2 90B.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 28.4 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.33 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 9 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 27.1 (#314), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 23.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1098 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 28.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Llama 3.2 90B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 19.9 (#135), Llama 3.2 90B: 29.7 (#73)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 10.1% | 27.3% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 21.9% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#225), Llama 3.2 90B: 20.9 (#207)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1095 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.5 |
Math Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 29.9 (#213), Llama 3.2 90B: 10.4 (#302)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 2.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1126 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.4% |
Knowledge Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 29.1 (#232), Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#269)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41% |
| LMArena Expert | 1090 | — |
| MMLU | — | 80.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: —, Llama 3.2 90B: 24.9 (#119)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1000 |
| GeoBench | — | 52% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 26.4 (#276), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1019 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1017 | — |
| LMArena German | 1056 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 949 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 56.3 (#270), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1089 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#256), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1101 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 24.9 (#302), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1110 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1094 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 595 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1105 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 3B better than Llama 3.2 90B?
Llama 3.2 3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 28.4 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 3B and Llama 3.2 90B share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Llama 3.2 3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 90B has 9.