Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct leads with 18.2% higher average benchmark score. Qwen3 32B is $1.38 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B was developed as a dense 32-billion-parameter model in the Qwen3 family, designed to provide strong language understanding without mixture-of-experts complexity. Built for applications requiring straightforward deployment and reliable performance, it serves as a capable mid-to-large-scale foundation model.
9 months newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Qwen3 32B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-04-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Qwen3 32B
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Qwen3 32B
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Qwen3 32B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Qwen3 32B
Lambda
Replicate
Together

Qwen3 32B
DeepInfra
Novita
Sambanova