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Olmo 3 32B Think vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Olmo 3 32B Think (Allen Institute) and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (Meta) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#173 vs #185); Llama 3.3 70B Instruct offers the longer context window (131K vs 66K tokens); and Olmo 3 32B Think ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Olmo 3 32B Think if…

  • you want to self-host: Olmo 3 32B Think ships open weights while Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is gated access.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1364 against 1346.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Olmo 3 32B Think was listed 21 November 2025, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct 6 December 2024.

Choose Llama 3.3 70B Instruct if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #173 against #185 (20.6 vs 15.5 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 66K.
  • you want provider choice — 12 listed API providers against 0.

Olmo 3 32B Think vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Olmo 3 32B Think and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
FieldOlmo 3 32B ThinkAllen InstituteLlama 3.3 70B InstructMeta
ModelCap Index position#185#173
Index score15.520.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.10
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.32
Context window66K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens66K16K
API providers listed012
Weight accessOpen weightsGated access
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed21 November 20256 December 2024
PublisherAllen InstituteMeta

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Olmo 3 32B Think vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Olmo 3 32B Think or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct has a published result
BoardOlmo 3 32B ThinkLlama 3.3 70B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13641345–138213461339–1352Olmo 3 32B Think
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)—31.9Function callingOnly one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis6.1intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Olmo 3 32B Think vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct: common questions

Is Olmo 3 32B Think better than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #173 against #185. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Olmo 3 32B Think cheaper than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Olmo 3 32B Think or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 66K.

Which is better for coding, Olmo 3 32B Think or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Arena coding: Olmo 3 32B Think 1364, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct 1346 — Olmo 3 32B Think leads.

Are Olmo 3 32B Think and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct open-weight models?

Olmo 3 32B Think: Open weights. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct: Gated access. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Olmo 3 32B Think and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Olmo 3 32B Think and 12 for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Olmo 3 32B Think vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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