Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models have similar pricing. Qwen3 32B is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Meta
Llama 3.2 3B was created as an ultra-compact open-source model, designed to enable on-device and edge deployment scenarios. Built with just 3 billion parameters while retaining instruction-following abilities, it brings Meta's language technology to mobile devices, IoT applications, and resource-constrained environments.
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.
7 months newer

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

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

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Qwen3 32B
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
DeepInfra

Qwen3 32B

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Qwen3 32B

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Qwen3 32B
DeepInfra
Novita
Sambanova