Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Qwen3.5-9B
Qwen3.5-9B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.3 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.5-9B in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5-9B leads 46.0 to 21.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.6% for Llama 3.2 90B and 61.7% for Qwen3.5-9B.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 33.3 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 35.3 (#213)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 27.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Llama 3.2 90B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 29.7 (#73), Qwen3.5-9B: 14.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 9.2% |
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5-9B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 20.9 (#207), Qwen3.5-9B: 22.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | 139.45 |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| DTBench | — | 71.2% |
| LMCA | — | 24.5% |
Math Qwen3.5-9B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 10.4 (#302), Qwen3.5-9B: 33.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | 61.7% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 48.5% |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5-9B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#269), Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | 79% |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 24.9 (#119), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Qwen3.5-9B?
Qwen3.5-9B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.3 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Qwen3.5-9B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5-9B has 10.