DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Grok-3 Comparison
Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Grok-3 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-3 is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, GPQA, LiveCodeBench).
Grok-3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B ($0.12/1M tokens) is 25.0x cheaper than Grok-3 ($3.00/1M tokens).
For output processing, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B ($0.18/1M tokens) is 83.3x cheaper than Grok-3 ($15.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Grok-3 is more expensive than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Grok-3 is limited to 8,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Grok-3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B does not.
Grok-3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Grok-3
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is licensed under MIT, while Grok-3 uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B was released on 2025-01-20, while Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17.
Grok-3 is 1 month newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B.
Jan 20, 2025
1.2 years ago
Feb 17, 2025
1.1 years ago
4w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Grok-3's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B's cutoff date.
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Nov 2024
Provider Availability
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is available from DeepInfra. Grok-3 is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Grok-3
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BGrok-3Detailed Comparison
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