# Llama 3.2 3B vs Qwen3.7 Flash

> Qwen3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-2-3b-vs-qwen3-7-flash
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Flash leads 48.9 to 29.7.
- Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.03 / $0.13 per million input/output tokens, against $0.05 / $0.33 for Llama 3.2 3B.
- Qwen3.7 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Llama 3.2 3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 28.9 | 39.9 |
| Rank | 321 | 156 |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.05 | $0.03 |
| Output $/M | $0.33 | $0.13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Llama 3.2 3B: 27.6 (#319)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 23.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1098 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 28.3% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#143)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 21.9% | — |
| BALROG | 10.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- Llama 3.2 3B: 21.0 (#228)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: 28.2 (#108)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 43.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 23% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1095 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 15% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 144.64 |

## Math

- Llama 3.2 3B: 32.4 (#214)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: 38.3 (#140)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 19.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1126 | — |

## Knowledge

- Llama 3.2 3B: 29.7 (#235)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: 48.9 (#75)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 82.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1090 | — |

## Multilingual

- Llama 3.2 3B: 26.2 (#281)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1019 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1017 | — |
| LMArena German | 1056 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 949 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Llama 3.2 3B: 56.0 (#275)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1089 | — |

## Long Context

- Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#261)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1100 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Llama 3.2 3B: 24.7 (#307)
- Qwen3.7 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Qwen3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1110 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1094 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 595 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1105 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Llama 3.2 3B better than Qwen3.7 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Llama 3.2 3B or Qwen3.7 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.13 per million output tokens; Llama 3.2 3B lists at $0.05 and $0.33.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.7 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 131K.

### How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 3B and Qwen3.7 Flash share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Flash has 7.