Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct comes out ahead, 44 to 33 and 32 on our weighted score.
MetaLlama-3.1-8B-Instruct
32/100- ECI116.4
- Price$0.06 / $0.08
- Context128K
- Our pickMeta
Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct
44/100- ECI125.5
- Price—
- Context128K
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
33/100- ECI118.5
- Price$0.05 / $0.10
- Context131K
Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct is our pick
Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 44/100 against Qwen2.5 7B Instruct (33) and Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct (32). It leads on capability and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.
- CapabilityLlama-3.2-90B-Vision-InstructCapabilities Index (ECI): Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct 125.5 · Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 118.5 · Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct 116.4
- Lowest priceQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.063 · Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct $0.065 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct unpriced
- Longest contextQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen2.5 7B Instruct 131,072 · Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct 128,000 · Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsLlama-3.2-90B-Vision-InstructLlama-3.1-8B-Instruct: Text · Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct: Text, Images · Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 67% | 35 | 46 | 38 |
| Inputs & features | 20% | 25 | 50 | 25 |
| Context window | 13% | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Overall | 100% | 32/100 | 44/100 | 33/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Llama-3.1-8B-InstructMeta | Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-InstructMeta | Qwen2.5 7B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 116.4 | 125.5 (best) | 118.5 |
| ECI rank | #162 of 165 | #150 of 165 (best) | #159 of 165 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 27.0% | 41.0% (best) | 35.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 1.7% | 2.6% (best) | 2.5% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.06 | — | $0.05 (best) |
| Output | $0.08 (best) | — | $0.10 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.065 | — | $0.063 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 17 providers | — | Median of 3 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 4,096 tokens | 4,096 tokens | 8,192 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | OpenLlama 3.2 Community License | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | — | — |
| API providers | 18 (best) | 1 | 4 |
| Released | Jul 23, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct$0.76
- Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct—
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.70
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct, Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?
Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 44/100 against Qwen2.5 7B Instruct (33) and Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct (32). It leads on capability and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.
Which is cheaper, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct, Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is cheaper at $0.05 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct costs $0.06 input / $0.08 output per million tokens (median across 17 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.063 per million tokens for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct versus $0.065 for Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct (1× as much). Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct 125.5 (#150 of 165), Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 118.5 (#159 of 165) and Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct 116.4 (#162 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (120.3–127.4 vs 110.6–121.2), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct 41.0%, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 35.5%, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct 27.0%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct 2.6%, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 2.5%, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct 1.7%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct, Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 128,000 for Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct and 128,000 for Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct. Maximum output per response: Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct up to 4,096, Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct up to 4,096, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct accepts text; Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct accepts text and images; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct accepts text. Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (Llama 3.2 Community License and Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct is the newest, released Sep 25, 2024. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct came out Sep 19, 2024; Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct came out Jul 23, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct Dec 2023, Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct Dec 2023.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
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