Compare/Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)vsQwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

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

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Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)

Input
$1.38/M
Output
$1.38/M
Speed
43 tok/s
TTFT
0.59s
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.248/M
Output
$1.485/M
Speed
188 tok/s
TTFT
1.46s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)
Benchmarks (3-7)
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricLlama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$1.38$0.248
Output ($/M tokens)$1.38$1.485
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)$1.52
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)$0.40

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)
43 tok/s
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
188 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)
0.59s
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
1.46s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
11.943.5
Coding Index
35.2
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
43.2%84.1%
MMLU-Pro
67.1%
LiveCodeBench
21.4%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
62.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.9%20.2%
SciCode
24.0%35.8%
IFBench
64.4%
TerminalBench
34.8%
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)3 wins
7 winsQwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision) or Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.56/M tokens vs $1.38/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 188 tok/s vs 43 tok/s. Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.59s vs 1.46s).

When should I use Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.