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  3. Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen QwQ 32B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen QwQ 32B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen QwQ 32B delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,495 vs 1,468), while Qwen QwQ 32B leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (67.5%), while Llama 4 Maverick is more budget-friendly at $0.8/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Qwen QwQ 32B if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Llama 4 Maverick if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

10 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Llama 4 Maverick (5)Qwen QwQ 32B (5)
Llama 4 Maverick
5 of 10 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
Qwen QwQ 32B
5 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond
Meta
Leads 5 of 10 metrics
Llama 4 Maverick

Meta natively multimodal open-weight flagship.

Elo 1,468$0.7999999999999999/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 5 of 10 metrics
Qwen QwQ 32B

Alibaba specialized open reasoning model competing with frontier closed reasoning models.

QwQ ReasoningElo 1,495$1.2/1M out

Llama 4 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen QwQ 32B. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Scout$0.3

Qwen QwQ 32B Thinking Depth & Cost Scaler

Model B

Simulate accuracy gains vs added response time & token cost

Mode: High (Max QwQ CoT)

Reasoning models “think before answering” by generating internal reasoning tokens. Higher effort improves math, coding, and logic accuracy, but increases response delay and token costs.

Thinking Delay
960 ms
3× delay
Reasoning Depth
~7,200
Internal tokens
Cost / 1k Calls
$9.15
17.9× standard bill
Accuracy Boost
+11.8% accuracy
STEM & SWE-bench
Top Rival Showdowns for Llama 4 Maverick
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderQwen QwQ 32B Wins

Qwen QwQ 32B

Δ 27 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderLlama 4 Maverick Wins

Llama 4 Maverick

130 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderLlama 4 Maverick Wins

Llama 4 Maverick

$0.7999999999999999 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Percentile 0–100
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

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

Benchmark
Llama 4 MaverickvsQwen QwQ 32B
Preference Elo
1,468vs1,495+27
Coding Elo
1,452vs1,520+68
SWE-bench
57.1%vs67.5%+10.4%
LiveBench
62.8%vs68%+5.2%
GPQA Diamond
74.6%vs83.2%+8.6%
Llama 4 Maverick: 0WQwen QwQ 32B: 5W
🏆Llama 4 Maverick(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Llama 4 MaverickvsQwen QwQ 32B
Output speed
130 tok/svs68 tok/s+62 tok/s
Time to first token
170 msvs320 ms+150 ms
Llama 4 Maverick: 2WQwen QwQ 32B: 0W
🏆Llama 4 Maverick(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Llama 4 MaverickvsQwen QwQ 32B
Output price
$0.8/1Mvs$1.2/1M+$0.4/1M
Input price
$0.2/1Mvs$0.3/1M+$0.1/1M
Context window
1Mvs131k+918k
Llama 4 Maverick: 3WQwen QwQ 32B: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+27
Llama 4 Maverick1,468
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B1,495
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Coding Elo+68
Llama 4 Maverick1,452
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B1,520
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
LiveBench+5.2%
Llama 4 Maverick62.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B68%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-bench+10.4%
Llama 4 Maverick57.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B67.5%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA Diamond+8.6%
Llama 4 Maverick74.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B83.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+150 ms
Llama 4 Maverick170 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B320 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+62 tok/s
Llama 4 Maverick130 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B68 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$0.1/1M
Llama 4 Maverick$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$0.4/1M
Llama 4 Maverick$0.8/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B$1.2/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+918k
Llama 4 Maverick1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkLlama 4 MaverickQwen QwQ 32BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,468
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,495
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+27
Coding Elo
1,452
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,520
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+68
LiveBench
62.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
68%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
+5.2%
SWE-bench
57.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
67.5%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
+10.4%
GPQA Diamond
74.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
83.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+8.6%
Time to first token
170 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
320 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+150 ms
Output speed
130 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
68 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+62 tok/s
Input price
$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.1/1M
Output price
$0.8/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$1.2/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.4/1M
Context window
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+918k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 33% with Llama 4 Maverick
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo
In: $7Out: $12
Qwen QwQ 32B$28.50 / mo
In: $10.5Out: $18
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 WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsQwen QwQ 32BHigher SWE-bench (67.5%).
High-volume chatLlama 4 MaverickLower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 MaverickLower TTFT (170 ms).
Long-document RAGLlama 4 MaverickLarger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionLlama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
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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Meta

Llama 4 Maverick

Elo 1,468
SWE-bench57.1%
Speed (tok/s)130 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.2/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.8/1M
Alibaba

Qwen QwQ 32B

Elo 1,495
SWE-bench67.5%
Speed (tok/s)68 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$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.

Related news

  • compare · Apr 9, 2026

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

  • launch · Apr 8, 2026

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

  • launch · Dec 6, 2024

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

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