Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Step 3
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Meta
StepFunSummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3 in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 3 leads 34.9 to 10.4.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 39.9 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 9 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Step 3: 39.5 (#144)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1367 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 29.7 (#73), Step 3: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Step 3 leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 20.9 (#207), Step 3: 27.6 (#102)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1355 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | — |
Math Step 3 leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 10.4 (#302), Step 3: 34.9 (#148)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1366 |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
Knowledge Step 3 leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#269), Step 3: 36.2 (#161)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1333 |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Step 3 leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 24.9 (#119), Step 3: 34.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | 1176 |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Step 3: 46.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1396 |
| LMArena German | — | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1372 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Step 3: 70.6 (#159)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1332 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Step 3: 40.3 (#152)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Step 3: 54.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1351 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1322 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1340 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Step 3?
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Step 3 share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.