Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen QwQ 32B benchmark

Name: Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen QwQ 32B AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Llama 4 Maverick (Meta) and Qwen QwQ 32B (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, Qwen QwQ 32B is ahead by 27 points (1,495 vs 1,468; seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Qwen QwQ 32B resolves 67.5% versus 57.1% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). Llama 4 Maverick streams faster (130 tok/s) while Llama 4 Maverick is the cheaper output token ($0.8/1M). Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Llama 4 Maverick (5)vsQwen QwQ 32B (5)

Llama 4 Maverick: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupQwen QwQ 32B: 5W (50%)

← Llama 4 MaverickQwen QwQ 32B →

Qwen QwQ 32B (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,468vs1,495

Coding Elo

1,452vs1,520

SWE-bench

57.1%vs67.5%

LiveBench

62.8%vs68%

GPQA Diamond

74.6%vs83.2%

Llama 4 Maverick: 0WQwen QwQ 32B: 5W

Llama 4 Maverick (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

130 tok/svs68 tok/s

Time to first token

170 msvs320 ms

Llama 4 Maverick: 2WQwen QwQ 32B: 0W

Llama 4 Maverick (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.8/1Mvs$1.2/1M

Input price

$0.2/1Mvs$0.3/1M

Context window

1Mvs131k

Llama 4 Maverick: 3WQwen QwQ 32B: 0W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageEven 3–3

Preference Elo

Qwen QwQ 32B

27 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Llama 4 Maverick

62 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Llama 4 Maverick

$0.40/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,468

EloHigh is better

1,495+2%

Code Elo

High is better

1,452

Code EloHigh is better

1,520+5%

LiveBench

High is better

62.8%

LiveBenchHigh is better

68%+8%

SWE-bench

High is better

57.1%

SWE-benchHigh is better

67.5%+18%

GPQA

High is better

74.6%

GPQAHigh is better

83.2%+12%

TTFT

Low is better

+88%170 ms

TTFTLow is better

320 ms

Speed

High is better

+91%130 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

68 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+50%$0.2/1M

In $Low is better

$0.3/1M

Out $

Low is better

+50%$0.8/1M

Out $Low is better

$1.2/1M

Context

High is better

+700%1M

ContextHigh is better

131k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 33% with Llama 4 Maverick

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo

In: $7.00Out: $12.00

Qwen QwQ 32B$28.50 / mo

In: $10.50Out: $18.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Maverick is estimated to save $9.50/month ($114/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Qwen QwQ 32B:Pick Qwen QwQ 32B when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen QwQ 32B

Higher SWE-bench (67.5%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Maverick

Lower TTFT (170 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Maverick

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionLlama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen QwQ 32B	Higher SWE-bench (67.5%).
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower TTFT (170 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Maverick	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Llama 4 Maverick	Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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compareApr 9, 2026

Llama vs Claude: open-weight Meta versus the Anthropic crown

Hub remaps to top Meta vs top Anthropic Elo. Usually Maverick vs Opus 5.

launchApr 8, 2026

Llama 4 Maverick: Meta’s natively multimodal open-weight flagship

Apr 2026. The Llama vs Claude hub uses the top Meta Elo row — usually Maverick.

launchDec 6, 2024

Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

Dec 2024 instruct 70B. Still a self-host baseline. Llama 4 is the 2026 buy.

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Llama 4 Maverick

Elo 1,468

LiveBench62.8%

SWE-bench57.1%

Speed130 tok/s

Output cost$0.8/1M

Alibaba

Qwen QwQ 32B

Elo 1,495

LiveBench68%

SWE-bench67.5%

Speed68 tok/s

Output cost$1.2/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen QwQ 32B?: Qwen QwQ 32B has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,495). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen QwQ 32B?: Qwen QwQ 32B leads SWE-bench at 67.5% vs 57.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 4 Maverick output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $1.2/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen QwQ 32B?: Llama 4 Maverick has the lower time-to-first-token (170 ms vs 320 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1M tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Both Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen QwQ 32B are marked open-weights. Hosting cost is not in this table.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen QwQ 32B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Llama 4 Maverick (5)vsQwen QwQ 32B (5)

Llama 4 Maverick: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupQwen QwQ 32B: 5W (50%)

← Llama 4 MaverickQwen QwQ 32B →

Qwen QwQ 32B (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,468vs1,495

Coding Elo

1,452vs1,520

SWE-bench

57.1%vs67.5%

LiveBench

62.8%vs68%

GPQA Diamond

74.6%vs83.2%

Llama 4 Maverick: 0WQwen QwQ 32B: 5W

Llama 4 Maverick (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

130 tok/svs68 tok/s

Time to first token

170 msvs320 ms

Llama 4 Maverick: 2WQwen QwQ 32B: 0W

Llama 4 Maverick (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.8/1Mvs$1.2/1M

Input price

$0.2/1Mvs$0.3/1M

Context window

1Mvs131k

Llama 4 Maverick: 3WQwen QwQ 32B: 0W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen QwQ 32B

Higher SWE-bench (67.5%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Maverick

Lower TTFT (170 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Maverick

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionLlama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen QwQ 32B	Higher SWE-bench (67.5%).
High-volume chat	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 4 Maverick	Lower TTFT (170 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Maverick	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Llama 4 Maverick	Llama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen QwQ 32B?

Qwen QwQ 32B has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,495). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen QwQ 32B?

Qwen QwQ 32B leads SWE-bench at 67.5% vs 57.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Llama 4 Maverick output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $1.2/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen QwQ 32B?

Llama 4 Maverick has the lower time-to-first-token (170 ms vs 320 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1M tokens versus 131k.

Can I self-host either model?

Both Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen QwQ 32B are marked open-weights. Hosting cost is not in this table.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen QwQ 32B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Llama vs Claude: open-weight Meta versus the Anthropic crown

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Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

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Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Llama vs Claude: open-weight Meta versus the Anthropic crown

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Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

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