Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Qwen3.5 Plus
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 27.5 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 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Plus in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.5 Plus leads 49.6 to 11.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.6% for Llama 3.2 90B and 86.7% for Qwen3.5 Plus.
- Llama 3.2 90B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 42.9 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2026-02-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| ALE-Bench | — | 621.92 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 0.54 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217), Qwen3.5 Plus: 32.8 (#74)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | 146.78 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
| DTBench | — | 80.5% |
| LMCA | — | 36.4% |
Math Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308), Qwen3.5 Plus: 49.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | 86.7% |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 21% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274), Qwen3.5 Plus: 46.0 (#83)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | 84.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 25.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.7% |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3.5 Plus: 43.0 (#113)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 19.8% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 12.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Qwen3.5 Plus?
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Qwen3.5 Plus share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Plus has 15.