Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Yi-Lightning leads 33.5 to 10.4.
- Llama 3.2 90B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 36.5 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 9 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Yi-Lightning: 27.0 (#315)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1313 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 29.7 (#73), Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 20.9 (#207), Yi-Lightning: 24.9 (#137)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1302 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | — |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 10.4 (#302), Yi-Lightning: 33.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1300 |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
Knowledge Yi-Lightning leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#269), Yi-Lightning: 34.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1286 |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 24.9 (#119), Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Yi-Lightning: 42.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1320 |
| LMArena French | — | 1304 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Yi-Lightning: 67.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1278 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Yi-Lightning: 50.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Yi-Lightning share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.