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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

by Meta · Released Sep 2024

Open Source
35.4
avg score
Rank #223
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Better than 29% of all models
Context
131K tokens (~66 books)
Input $/1M
$0.05
Output $/1M
$0.33
Type
text
License
Open Source
Benchmarks
7 tested
Data as of
About

Llama 3.2 3B is a 3-billion-parameter multilingual large language model, optimized for advanced natural language processing tasks like dialogue generation, reasoning, and summarization. Designed with the latest transformer architecture, it...

Tested on 7 benchmarks · BenchGecko score 35.4. Top scores: Chatbot Arena Elo — Overall (1166.7%), IFEval (73.9%), MMLU-PRO (24.4%).

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Capabilities
reasoning
1.4
#224 globally
math
17.7
#237 globally
knowledge
14.1
#280 globally
general
24.1
#148 globally
language
73.9
#69 globally
Benchmark Scores
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Tested on 7 benchmarks · Ranked across 6 categories
Score Distribution (all 312 models)
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MUSR

HuggingFace MuSR (Multi-Step Reasoning). Tests multi-hop reasoning requiring chaining multiple facts together.

1.4·
MATH Level 5

HuggingFace evaluation of MATH Level 5 problems. Competition math requiring advanced reasoning and proof construction.

17.7·
MMLU-PRO

HuggingFace MMLU-Pro. Harder version of MMLU with 10 answer choices instead of 4 and more challenging questions.

24.4·
GPQA

HuggingFace evaluation of GPQA (Graduate-Level Google-Proof Q&A). PhD-level science questions that cannot be easily searched.

3.8·
Excellent (85+) Good (70-85) Average (50-70) Below (<50)
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Specifications
  • Typetext
  • Context131K tokens (~66 books)
  • ReleasedSep 2024
  • LicenseOpen Source
  • StatusActive
  • Cost / Message~$0.000
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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is an open-source text AI model by Meta, released in September 2024. It has an average benchmark score of 35.4. Context window: 131K tokens.

Key facts · as of 2026-10-05

  • Llama 3.2 3B Instruct by Meta. BenchGecko score 35.4, rank 222 of 312 scored models (normalized average of public benchmark scores).
  • List price $0.0500 input · $0.33 output per 1M tokens (as of 2026-10-05).
  • Sold by 2 providers (as of 2026-10-05): Parasail (bf16) $0.0500 in / $0.33 out · Cloudflare $0.0509 in / $0.34 out. Every provider

How to cite · data as of 2026-10-05

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct · benchmarks, pricing and providers. BenchGecko, data as of 2026-10-05. https://benchgecko.ai/model/llama-3-2-3b-instruct

Credit "Source: BenchGecko" with a link. Prices per provider and Gecko Tests are BenchGecko data (CC BY 4.0); benchmark scores keep their original source, listed in the JSON. JSON · llms.txt · MCP