Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
QwQ-32B-Preview leads with 12.6% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Scout offers 19.9M more tokens in context window than QwQ-32B-Preview. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 4 Scout supports multimodal inputs. Llama 4 Scout is available on 6 providers. Overall, QwQ-32B-Preview is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 4 Scout was created as an exploratory variant in the Llama 4 family, designed to investigate new architectures and optimization strategies. Built as part of Meta's commitment to advancing open-source AI, it serves as a testbed for innovations that may inform future model releases.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ 32B Preview was introduced as an early access version of the QwQ reasoning model, designed to allow researchers and developers to experiment with advanced analytical capabilities. Built to gather feedback on reasoning-enhanced architecture, it represents an experimental step toward more thoughtful language models.
4 months newer

QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-11-28

Llama 4 Scout
Meta
2025-04-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 4 Scout

QwQ-32B-Preview
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Scout

QwQ-32B-Preview
QwQ-32B-Preview
2024-11-28
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 4 Scout
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Scout

QwQ-32B-Preview

Llama 4 Scout

QwQ-32B-Preview
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QwQ-32B-Preview
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic
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