Model comparison
Llama 3.2 3B vs Longcat Flash Chat
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 3B scores higher in 1 category and Longcat Flash Chat in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Longcat Flash Chat leads 61.2 to 24.9.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Meituan |
| Noometry Index | 28.4 | 41.5 |
| Released | 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 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Longcat Flash Chat leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 27.1 (#314), Longcat Flash Chat: 42.9 (#85)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1098 | 1471 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 23.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 28.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 19.9 (#135), Longcat Flash Chat: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 21.9% | — |
| BALROG | 10.1% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#225), Longcat Flash Chat: 18.3 (#267)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1095 | 1440 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 43.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 17.7% |
Math Longcat Flash Chat leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 29.9 (#213), Longcat Flash Chat: 36.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1126 | 1441 |
Knowledge Longcat Flash Chat leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 29.1 (#232), Longcat Flash Chat: 40.0 (#111)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1090 | 1454 |
Multilingual Longcat Flash Chat leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 26.4 (#276), Longcat Flash Chat: 52.1 (#95)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1019 | 1404 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1017 | 1465 |
| LMArena German | 1056 | 1409 |
| LMArena Russian | 949 | 1396 |
| LMArena French | — | 1457 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1373 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1372 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1445 |
Instruction Following Longcat Flash Chat leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 56.3 (#270), Longcat Flash Chat: 74.6 (#92)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1089 | 1411 |
Long Context Longcat Flash Chat leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#256), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#89)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1101 | 1425 |
Writing & Preference Longcat Flash Chat leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 24.9 (#302), Longcat Flash Chat: 61.2 (#88)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1110 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1094 | 1388 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1105 | 1418 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 595 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 3B better than Longcat Flash Chat?
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.2 3B or Longcat Flash Chat better for coding?
Longcat Flash Chat scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 27.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 3B and Longcat Flash Chat share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Longcat Flash Chat has 19.