Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Pixtral Large
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 0 categories and Pixtral Large in 2 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multimodal, where Pixtral Large leads 30.6 to 25.4.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 3 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | — |
Math Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | — |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Pixtral Large leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124), Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | 1089 |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Pixtral Large?
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Pixtral Large share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.