Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 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 1 category and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.3 to 21.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.6% for Llama 3.2 90B and 86.7% for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 37.6 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)
Agentic & Tool Use Llama 3.2 90B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | 143.93 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| DTBench | — | 73.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |
Math Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | 86.7% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | 84.8% |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.