DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs QwQ-32B
QwQ-32B leads the LLM Stats Score 14.8 to -3.0.
DeepSeek · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
QwQ-32B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 14.8 to -3.0, ranking #232 overall.
In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, QwQ-32B wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
- you are already invested in the DeepSeek ecosystem
Choose QwQ-32B
- overall performance matters — it scores 14.8 and ranks #232 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
4 reported for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B · 7 for QwQ-32B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2024, GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MATH-500).
QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
QwQ-32B has 30.7B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B, making it 1725.8% larger.
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is licensed under MIT, while QwQ-32B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B was released on 2025-01-20, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.
QwQ-32B is 1 month newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B.
Jan 20, 2025
1.7 years ago
Mar 5, 2025
1.5 years ago
1mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm QwQ-32B's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B's cutoff date.
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Nov 2024
Outputs Comparison
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Run your own prompts against DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and QwQ-32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs QwQ-32B.