# DBRX vs Llama 3.2 90B

> DBRX is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-llama-3-2-90b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 2

## Summary

- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 1 category and Llama 3.2 90B in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where DBRX leads 24.3 to 11.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for DBRX and 39.4% for Llama 3.2 90B.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 27.5 |
| Rank | 311 | 331 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Llama 3.2 90B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DBRX: —
- Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | — | 27.3% |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.5 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 39.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 2.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1145 | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 41% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | — |
| MMLU | — | 80.3% |

## Multimodal

- DBRX: —
- Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124)

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

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Llama 3.2 90B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | — |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Llama 3.2 90B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | — |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Llama 3.2 90B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Llama 3.2 90B: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | — |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Llama 3.2 90B?

DBRX is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.

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

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 90B has 9.