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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct vs Solar Pro 4

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct comes out ahead, 58 to 55 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Meta

    Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct

    Released Sep 25, 2024

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.197 / $0.51
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct

  2. Upstage

    Solar Pro 4

    Released Aug 6, 2026

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $1.20
    • Context524K
    Full specs Remove Solar Pro 4

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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 Solar Pro 4 (55). It leads on price and inputs & features. Solar Pro 4 wins on context window. 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 priceLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct $0.275 · Solar Pro 4 $0.525 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextSolar Pro 4Solar Pro 4 524,288 · Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct: Text, Images · Solar Pro 4: Text
  • Self-hostingLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructSolar Pro 4
Price50%7663
Inputs & features30%5045
Context window20%2449
Overall100%58/10055/100

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 Solar Pro 4 specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructMetaSolar Pro 4Upstage
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.197 (best)$0.30
Output$0.51 (best)$1.20
Cached input—$0.06
Blended (3:1)$0.275 (best)$0.525
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Upstage API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens524,288 tokens (best)
Max output4,096 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—solar-pro4
API providers23 (best)
ReleasedSep 25, 2024Aug 6, 2026
Knowledge cutoffDec 2023Feb 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct$2.99
  • Solar Pro 4$5.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct or Solar Pro 4?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against Solar Pro 4 (55). It leads on price and inputs & features. Solar Pro 4 wins on context window. 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 or Solar Pro 4?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is cheaper at $0.197 input / $0.51 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Solar Pro 4 costs $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.275 per million tokens for Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct versus $0.525 for Solar Pro 4 (1.9× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct has not been scored yet and Solar Pro 4 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 and Solar Pro 4 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Solar Pro 4 has the largest context window at 524,288 tokens, against 128,000 for Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct. Maximum output per response: Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct up to 4,096, Solar Pro 4 up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct accepts text and images; Solar Pro 4 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 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Solar Pro 4 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Solar Pro 4 is the newest, released Aug 6, 2026. Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct came out Sep 25, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct Dec 2023, Solar Pro 4 Feb 2026.

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.

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