Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3 30B A3B leads with 19.1% higher average benchmark score. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is available on 5 providers. Overall, Qwen3 30B A3B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.2 90B was developed as a flagship-tier open-source model, designed to provide advanced capabilities with 90 billion parameters. Built to serve applications requiring high-quality reasoning and generation, it represents a powerful option within the Llama 3.2 series for demanding tasks.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B was created with a mixture-of-experts architecture featuring 30 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters. Built to provide strong capabilities with efficient inference through sparse activation, it balances performance with practical computational requirements.
7 months newer

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

Qwen3 30B A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-04-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Qwen3 30B A3B
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Qwen3 30B A3B
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic
Together

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Qwen3 30B A3B

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Qwen3 30B A3B

Qwen3 30B A3B
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Novita