# Claude 2.1 vs Llama 3.2 90B

> Llama 3.2 90B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/claude-2-1-vs-llama-3-2-90b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Llama 3.2 90B in 3 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Llama 3.2 90B leads 21.7 to 15.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 33% for Claude 2.1 and 41% for Llama 3.2 90B.
- Llama 3.2 90B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2.1 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 27.1 |
| Rank | 340 | 326 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Claude 2.1: 25.8 (#322)
- Llama 3.2 90B: —

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Claude 2.1: —
- Llama 3.2 90B: 29.7 (#73)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | — | 27.3% |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2.1: 20.6 (#216)
- Llama 3.2 90B: 20.9 (#207)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.22 | 125.5 |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.4% |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |

## Math

- Claude 2.1: 9.6 (#309)
- Llama 3.2 90B: 10.4 (#302)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.4% |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2.1: 15.5 (#287)
- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#269)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 41% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | 80.3% |

## Multimodal

- Claude 2.1: —
- Llama 3.2 90B: 24.9 (#119)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1000 |
| GeoBench | — | 52% |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2.1 better than Llama 3.2 90B?

Llama 3.2 90B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Llama 3.2 90B share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 90B has 9.