Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is a language model developed by Meta. The model shows competitive results across 15 benchmarks. It excels particularly in NIH/Multi-needle (84.7%), ARC-C (78.6%), GSM8k (77.7%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. Released in 2024, it represents Meta's latest advancement in AI technology.

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B is a language model developed by Alibaba. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 73.3% across 8 benchmarks. It excels particularly in Arena Hard (91.0%), AIME 2024 (80.4%), LiveBench (74.3%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 3 API providers. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Alibaba's latest advancement in AI technology.

Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Meta

2024-09-25

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Alibaba

2025-04-29

7 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

$0.37 cheaper
Input:$0.01
Output:$0.02
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Input:$0.10
Output:$0.30

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:3.2B
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:30.5B

Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Average Score:32.8%
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

+33.0%
Average Score:65.8%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

code
+14.8%
77.4%
general
42.5%
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

code
62.6%
general
+32.4%
74.9%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

1 providers

DeepInfra

Throughput: 171.5 tok/s
Latency: 0.24ms
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

3 providers

DeepInfra

Throughput: 82.57 tok/s
Latency: 0.84ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 122.4 tok/s
Latency: 0.66ms

Novita

Throughput: 88.84 tok/s
Latency: 0.73ms
Meta

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Avg Score:32.8%
Providers:1
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

+33.0%
Avg Score:65.8%
Providers:3