Compare/Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)

Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)vsLlama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)

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

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Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.35/M
Output
$1.4/M
Speed
62 tok/s
TTFT
1.15s
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Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)

Input
$1.38/M
Output
$1.38/M
Speed
61 tok/s
TTFT
0.62s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)
Benchmarks (10-1)
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.35$1.38
Output ($/M tokens)$1.4$1.38
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)$0.49
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)$1.52

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
62 tok/s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)
61 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
1.15s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)
0.62s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.06.2
Coding Index
Math Index
58.0
GPQA Diamond
47.0%43.2%
MMLU-Pro
67.5%67.1%
LiveCodeBench
28.0%21.4%
AIME 2025
58.0%
MATH-500
87.1%62.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%4.9%
SciCode
26.5%24.0%
IFBench
23.9%
TerminalBench
5.3%
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)10 wins
1 winsLlama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) or Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)?

Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.61/M tokens vs $1.38/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 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 14B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 62 tok/s vs 61 tok/s. However, Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision) has lower time-to-first-token (0.62s vs 1.15s).

When should I use Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 90B (Vision)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.