Price Per TokenPrice Per Token
Meta-llama
Meta-llama
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Qwen
Qwen

Llama 3.2 3B vs Qwen3.5 9B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.2 3B wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

Qwen3.5 9B wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Llama 3.2 3B
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5 9B
Context Window
Qwen3.5 9B
Speed
Qwen3.5 9B

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricLlama 3.2 3BQwen3.5 9BWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.10$0.10Tie
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.10$0.15 Llama 3.2 3B
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.05N/A Llama 3.2 3B
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Llama 3.2 3B is 11% cheaper overall.

Llama 3.2 3B Providers

No provider data available

Qwen3.5 9B Providers

No provider data available

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Llama 3.2 3B Wins
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Qwen3.5 9B Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkLlama 3.2 3BQwen3.5 9BWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-32.4-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-25.3-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-80.6-
Qwen3.5 9B significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Llama 3.2 3B
N/A
tokens
Qwen3.5 9B
N/A
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricLlama 3.2 3BQwen3.5 9BWinner
Tokens/secondN/A0.0 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A0.00s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.2 3BQwen3.5 9B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.2 3BQwen3.5 9B
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMeta-llamaQwen

Llama 3.2 3B Modalities

Input
Output

Qwen3.5 9B Modalities

Input
Output

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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3.2 3B has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Llama 3.2 3B has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Qwen3.5 9B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 25.3, compared to Llama 3.2 3B's score of N/A.
Llama 3.2 3B has a unknown token context window, while Qwen3.5 9B has a unknown token context window.
Llama 3.2 3B does not support vision. Qwen3.5 9B does not support vision.
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