Compare/Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) vs Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)vsQwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

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

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Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Input
$0.16/M
Output
$0.16/M
Speed
86 tok/s
TTFT
0.35s
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Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.03/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
220 tok/s
TTFT
0.26s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-7)
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.16$0.03
Output ($/M tokens)$0.16$0.15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)$0.18
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)$0.04

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
86 tok/s
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
220 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
0.35s
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
0.26s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.722.6
Coding Index
4.313.7
Math Index
1.7
GPQA Diamond
22.1%71.2%
MMLU-Pro
46.4%
LiveCodeBench
11.0%
AIME 2025
1.7%
MATH-500
51.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.2%7.5%
SciCode
11.2%18.3%
IFBench
30.4%33.3%
TerminalBench
0.8%11.4%
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)5 wins
7 winsQwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) or Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.06/M tokens vs $0.16/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 220 tok/s vs 86 tok/s. However, Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.26s vs 0.35s).

When should I use Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) vs Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.