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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct vs QwQ-32B
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
QwQ-32B leads with 18.5% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is available on 5 providers. Overall, QwQ-32B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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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.
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ 32B was developed as a reasoning-focused model, designed to emphasize analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. Built with 32 billion parameters optimized for step-by-step reasoning, it demonstrates Qwen's exploration into models that prioritize deliberate analytical processing.
5 months newer
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25
QwQ-32B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-03-05
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Average Score:46.7%
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QwQ-32B
Average Score:65.2%(+18.5%)
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
QwQ-32B
2024-11-28
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
5 providers
Bedrock
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
DeepInfra
Throughput: 24 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Fireworks
Throughput: 50 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Hyperbolic
Throughput: 42 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Together
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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Avg Score:46.7%
Providers:5
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QwQ-32B
Avg Score:65.2%(+18.5%)
Providers:0