Model comparison
Llama 3.2 3B vs Yi-34B
Llama 3.2 3B and Yi-34B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (28.4 vs 27.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 3B scores higher in 3 categories and Yi-34B in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Llama 3.2 3B leads 29.1 to 7.5.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 28.4 | 27.4 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.33 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Yi-34B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 27.1 (#314), Yi-34B: 31.8 (#269)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1098 | 1112 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 23.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 28.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 19.9 (#135), Yi-34B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 21.9% | — |
| BALROG | 10.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#225), Yi-34B: 20.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1095 | 1104 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 117.28 |
Math Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 29.9 (#213), Yi-34B: 19.8 (#277)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1126 | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |
Knowledge Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 29.1 (#232), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#304)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1090 | 1061 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |
Multilingual Yi-34B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 26.4 (#276), Yi-34B: 29.9 (#259)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1019 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1017 | 1175 |
| LMArena German | 1056 | 1042 |
| LMArena Russian | 949 | 1050 |
| LMArena French | — | 1080 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 959 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1070 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Llama 3.2 3B: 56.3 (#270), Yi-34B: 56.4 (#269)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1089 | 1091 |
Long Context Too close to call
Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#256), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#259)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1101 | 1094 |
Writing & Preference Yi-34B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 24.9 (#302), Yi-34B: 34.3 (#268)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1110 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1094 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1105 | 1113 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 595 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 3B better than Yi-34B?
Llama 3.2 3B and Yi-34B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (28.4 vs 27.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Llama 3.2 3B or Yi-34B better for coding?
Yi-34B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.8 versus 27.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 3B and Yi-34B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.