DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B vs QwQ-32B-Preview Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B and QwQ-32B-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, LiveCodeBench, MATH-500), while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

QwQ-32B-Preview costs less

For input processing, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B ($0.40/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.40

Best providerDeepinfra

QwQ-32B-Preview

Input tokens$0.15

Output tokens$0.20

Best providerDeepinfra

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

38.1B diff

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B has 38.1B more parameters than QwQ-32B-Preview, making it 117.2% larger.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

70.6Bparameters

QwQ-32B-Preview

32.5Bparameters

70.6B

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

32.5B

QwQ-32B-Preview

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to QwQ-32B-Preview's 32,768 tokens. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while QwQ-32B-Preview is limited to 32,768 tokens.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

QwQ-32B-Preview

Input32,768 tokens

Output32,768 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is licensed under MIT, while QwQ-32B-Preview uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

MIT

Open weights

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B was released on 2025-01-20, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is 2 months newer than QwQ-32B-Preview.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

1mo newer

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B-Preview's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

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QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is available from DeepInfra. QwQ-32B-Preview is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.