Compare/QwQ 32B-Preview vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

QwQ 32B-PreviewvsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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QwQ 32B-Preview

Input
$0.12/M
Output
$0.18/M
Speed
59 tok/s
TTFT
0.49s
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Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Input
$0.16/M
Output
$0.16/M
Speed
81 tok/s
TTFT
0.37s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
QwQ 32B-Preview
Faster (tok/s)
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Lower Latency
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Benchmarks (5-7)
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwQ 32B-PreviewLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.12$0.16
Output ($/M tokens)$0.18$0.16
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
QwQ 32B-Preview$0.14
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)$0.18

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
QwQ 32B-Preview
59 tok/s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
81 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
QwQ 32B-Preview
0.49s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
0.37s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.28.7
Coding Index
4.3
Math Index
1.7
GPQA Diamond
55.7%22.1%
MMLU-Pro
64.8%46.4%
LiveCodeBench
33.7%11.0%
AIME 2025
1.7%
MATH-500
91.0%51.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.8%5.2%
SciCode
3.8%11.2%
IFBench
30.4%
TerminalBench
0.8%
QwQ 32B-Preview5 wins
7 winsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, QwQ 32B-Preview or Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

QwQ 32B-Preview is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.14/M tokens vs $0.16/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for QwQ 32B-Preview. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) generates tokens faster at 81 tok/s vs 59 tok/s. However, Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) has lower time-to-first-token (0.37s vs 0.49s).

When should I use QwQ 32B-Preview vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Choose based on your priorities: QwQ 32B-Preview for lower cost, Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) for stronger benchmark performance, and Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.