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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct vs Command R vs Qwen-MT Turbo

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct comes out ahead, 58 to 51 and 40 on our weighted score, though Qwen-MT Turbo is 12% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Meta

    Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct

    Released Sep 25, 2024

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.197 / $0.51
    • Context128K
  2. Cohere

    Command R

    Released Aug 30, 2024

    51/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.60
    • Context128K
  3. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen-MT Turbo

    Released Jan 2025

    40/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.16 / $0.49
    • Context16K
01 — Verdict

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is our pick

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against Command R (51) and Qwen-MT Turbo (40). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen-MT Turbo wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen-MT TurboQwen-MT Turbo $0.242 · Command R $0.263 · Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct $0.275 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct and Command RLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct 128,000 · Command R 128,000 · Qwen-MT Turbo 16,384 tokens
  • Widest inputsLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct: Text, Images · Command R: Text · Qwen-MT Turbo: Text
  • Self-hostingLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct and Command RPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructCommand RQwen-MT Turbo
Price50%767779
Inputs & features30%50250
Context window20%24240
Overall100%58/10051/10040/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct vs Command R vs Qwen-MT Turbo specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructMetaCommand RCohereQwen-MT TurboAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.197$0.15 (best)$0.16
Output$0.51$0.60$0.49 (best)
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.275$0.263$0.242 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Cohere APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens (best)128,000 tokens (best)16,384 tokens
Max output4,096 tokens4,000 tokens8,192 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesNoNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningNoNoNo
Tool callingYesYesNo
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenProprietary
API model ID—command-r-08-2024qwen-mt-turbo
API providers25 (best)1
ReleasedSep 25, 2024Aug 30, 2024Jan 2025
Knowledge cutoffDec 2023Jun 1, 2024Apr 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct$2.99
  • Command R$2.70
  • Qwen-MT Turbo$2.58
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct, Command R or Qwen-MT Turbo?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against Command R (51) and Qwen-MT Turbo (40). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen-MT Turbo wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct, Command R or Qwen-MT Turbo?

Qwen-MT Turbo is cheaper at $0.16 input / $0.49 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Command R costs $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price); Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct costs $0.197 input / $0.51 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.242 per million tokens for Qwen-MT Turbo versus $0.263 for Command R (1.1× as much) and $0.275 for Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct has not been scored yet, Command R has not been scored yet and Qwen-MT Turbo has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct, Command R and Qwen-MT Turbo yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen-MT Turbo does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct and Command R have the largest context windows (128,000 and 128,000 tokens), against 16,384 for Qwen-MT Turbo. Maximum output per response: Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct up to 4,096, Command R up to 4,000, Qwen-MT Turbo up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct accepts text and images; Command R accepts text; Qwen-MT Turbo accepts text. Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct and Command R publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen-MT Turbo is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen-MT Turbo is the newest, released Jan 2025. Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct came out Sep 25, 2024; Command R came out Aug 30, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct Dec 2023, Command R Jun 1, 2024, Qwen-MT Turbo Apr 2024.

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 Oct 4, 2026.