Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3 Max in 3 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3 Max leads 38.7 to 11.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.6% for Llama 3.2 90B and 73.3% for Qwen3 Max.
- Llama 3.2 90B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 43.7 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80), Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217), Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | 142.38 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1448 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
Math Qwen3 Max leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308), Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | 73.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | 97.1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1446 |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1455 |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124), Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1478 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena German | — | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1399 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1462 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1419 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1438 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Qwen3 Max share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.