# DBRX vs Llama 3.2 1B

> DBRX is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-llama-3-2-1b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 14

## Summary

- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 8 categories and Llama 3.2 1B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where DBRX leads 24.3 to 10.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 23.9% for Llama 3.2 1B.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 20.1 |
| Rank | 311 | 354 |
| Context | — | 60K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.027 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 21.1 (#338)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1070 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 8.2% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 11.3% |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DBRX: —
- Llama 3.2 1B: 14.6 (#150)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 10.8% |
| BALROG | — | 6.6% |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 16.2 (#308)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1044 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 101.99 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 10.4 (#313)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1086 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 0.6% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 7.2 (#312)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 23.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1007 |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 23.8 (#292)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 973 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 959 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 941 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 52.4 (#290)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1031 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 31.9 (#274)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1050 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 21.3 (#310)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1055 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1033 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1030 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 200 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Llama 3.2 1B?

DBRX is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Llama 3.2 1B better for coding?

DBRX scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 21.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Llama 3.2 1B share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 1B has 22.