Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Grok-2 mini

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Grok-2 mini is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Input tokens$0.12
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B does not.

Grok-2 mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is licensed under MIT, while Grok-2 mini uses a proprietary license.

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

MIT

Open weights

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B was released on 2025-01-20, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is 5 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer
Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (62.1% vs 51.0%)
xAI
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
xAI
Grok-2 mini

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Grok-2 mini

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is made by DeepSeek and Grok-2 mini is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B scores MATH-500: 94.3%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, GPQA: 62.1%, LiveCodeBench: 57.2%. Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B supports 128K tokens and Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is developed by DeepSeek and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.