Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs QwQ-32B-Preview

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is 1.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.07/1M tokens) is 2.1x cheaper than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.30/1M tokens) is 1.5x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, QwQ-32B-Preview is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerGoogle
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.20
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

24.5B diff

QwQ-32B-Preview has 24.5B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 306.3% larger.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
8.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
32.5Bparameters
8.0B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
32.5B
QwQ-32B-Preview

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to QwQ-32B-Preview's 32,768 tokens. QwQ-32B-Preview can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B-Preview does not.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is licensed under a proprietary license, while QwQ-32B-Preview uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

QwQ-32B-Preview is 9 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.3 years ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while QwQ-32B-Preview has a cutoff of 2024-11-28.

QwQ-32B-Preview has more recent training data (up to 2024-11-28), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B (2024-10-01).

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

1 mo newer

Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is available from Google. QwQ-32B-Preview is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M

QwQ-32B-Preview

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B-Preview

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (65.2% vs 38.4%)
GoogleGemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamQwQ-32B-Preview
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs QwQ-32B-Preview

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google and QwQ-32B-Preview is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores XSTest: 92.6%, FLEURS: 86.4%, Natural2Code: 75.5%, WMT23: 72.6%, Video-MME: 66.2%. QwQ-32B-Preview scores MATH-500: 90.6%, GPQA: 65.2%, AIME 2024: 50.0%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is 2.1x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B costs $0.07/M input and $0.30/M output via google. QwQ-32B-Preview costs $0.15/M input and $0.20/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M tokens and QwQ-32B-Preview supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 33K), input pricing ($0.07 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is developed by Google and QwQ-32B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.