Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen QwQ 32B benchmark

Name: Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen QwQ 32B AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Llama 4 Scout (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 83 points (1,495 vs 1,412; seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Qwen QwQ 32B resolves 67.5% versus 52.4% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). Llama 4 Scout streams faster (155 tok/s) while Llama 4 Scout is the cheaper output token ($0.3/1M). Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window (1.3M 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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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

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

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

← Llama 4 ScoutQwen QwQ 32B →

Qwen QwQ 32B (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,412vs1,495

Coding Elo

1,398vs1,520

SWE-bench

52.4%vs67.5%

LiveBench

59.6%vs68%

GPQA Diamond

71.2%vs83.2%

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

Llama 4 Scout (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

155 tok/svs68 tok/s

Time to first token

130 msvs320 ms

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

Llama 4 Scout (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.3/1Mvs$1.2/1M

Input price

$0.1/1Mvs$0.3/1M

Context window

1.3Mvs131k

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

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageEven 3–3

Preference Elo

Qwen QwQ 32B

83 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Llama 4 Scout

87 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Llama 4 Scout

$0.90/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,412

EloHigh is better

1,495+6%

Code Elo

High is better

1,398

Code EloHigh is better

1,520+9%

LiveBench

High is better

59.6%

LiveBenchHigh is better

68%+14%

SWE-bench

High is better

52.4%

SWE-benchHigh is better

67.5%+29%

GPQA

High is better

71.2%

GPQAHigh is better

83.2%+17%

TTFT

Low is better

+146%130 ms

TTFTLow is better

320 ms

Speed

High is better

+128%155 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

68 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+200%$0.1/1M

In $Low is better

$0.3/1M

Out $

Low is better

+300%$0.3/1M

Out $Low is better

$1.2/1M

Context

High is better

+900%1.3M

ContextHigh is better

131k

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

Save up to 72% with Llama 4 Scout

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 Scout$8.00 / mo

In: $3.50Out: $4.50

Qwen QwQ 32B$28.50 / mo

In: $10.50Out: $18.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Scout is estimated to save $20.50/month ($246/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 Scout:Pick Llama 4 Scout when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Llama 4 Scout:Pick Llama 4 Scout 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 Scout

Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Scout

Lower TTFT (130 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Scout

Larger window (1.3M).

Screenshots / visionLlama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Scout 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 Scout	Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 4 Scout	Lower TTFT (130 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Scout	Larger window (1.3M).
Screenshots / vision	Llama 4 Scout	Llama 4 Scout is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Llama 4 Scout

Elo 1,412

LiveBench59.6%

SWE-bench52.4%

Speed155 tok/s

Output cost$0.3/1M

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 Scout 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 Scout or Qwen QwQ 32B?: Qwen QwQ 32B leads SWE-bench at 67.5% vs 52.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 4 Scout output tokens are $0.3/1M versus $1.2/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 4 Scout or Qwen QwQ 32B?: Llama 4 Scout has the lower time-to-first-token (130 ms vs 320 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Llama 4 Scout accepts 1.3M tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Both Llama 4 Scout 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 Scout and Qwen QwQ 32B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Llama 4 Scout vs Qwen QwQ 32B benchmark

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

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

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

← Llama 4 ScoutQwen QwQ 32B →

Qwen QwQ 32B (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,412vs1,495

Coding Elo

1,398vs1,520

SWE-bench

52.4%vs67.5%

LiveBench

59.6%vs68%

GPQA Diamond

71.2%vs83.2%

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

Llama 4 Scout (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

155 tok/svs68 tok/s

Time to first token

130 msvs320 ms

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

Llama 4 Scout (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.3/1Mvs$1.2/1M

Input price

$0.1/1Mvs$0.3/1M

Context window

1.3Mvs131k

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

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen QwQ 32B

Higher SWE-bench (67.5%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Scout

Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Scout

Lower TTFT (130 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Scout

Larger window (1.3M).

Screenshots / visionLlama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Scout 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 Scout	Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 4 Scout	Lower TTFT (130 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 4 Scout	Larger window (1.3M).
Screenshots / vision	Llama 4 Scout	Llama 4 Scout is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Qwen QwQ 32B leads SWE-bench at 67.5% vs 52.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Llama 4 Scout output tokens are $0.3/1M versus $1.2/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

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

Llama 4 Scout has the lower time-to-first-token (130 ms vs 320 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Llama 4 Scout accepts 1.3M tokens versus 131k.

Can I self-host either model?

Both Llama 4 Scout 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 Scout and Qwen QwQ 32B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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