Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash vs QwQ-32B-Preview

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. QwQ-32B-Preview is 5.2x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, GPQA), while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most 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, Gemini 2.5 Flash ($0.30/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash ($2.50/1M tokens) is 12.5x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 2.5 Flash 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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Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$2.50
Best providerGoogle
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.20
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.5 Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to QwQ-32B-Preview's 32,768 tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while QwQ-32B-Preview is limited to 32,768 tokens.

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 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 2.5 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B-Preview does not.

Gemini 2.5 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash 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 2.5 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash was released on 2025-05-20, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

Gemini 2.5 Flash is 6 months newer than QwQ-32B-Preview.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

May 20, 2025

11 months ago

5mo newer
QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while QwQ-32B-Preview has a cutoff of 2024-11-28.

Gemini 2.5 Flash has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to QwQ-32B-Preview (2024-11-28).

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Jan 2025

2 mo newer
QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

Gemini 2.5 Flash is available from Google. QwQ-32B-Preview is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.50/1M

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
Higher AIME 2024 score (88.0% vs 50.0%)
Higher GPQA score (82.8% vs 65.2%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B-Preview

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamQwQ-32B-Preview
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash vs QwQ-32B-Preview

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash 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 2.5 Flash scores Global-MMLU-Lite: 88.4%, AIME 2024: 88.0%, FACTS Grounding: 85.3%, GPQA: 82.8%, MMMU: 79.7%. QwQ-32B-Preview scores MATH-500: 90.6%, GPQA: 65.2%, AIME 2024: 50.0%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.
QwQ-32B-Preview is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash costs $0.30/M input and $2.50/M output via google. QwQ-32B-Preview costs $0.15/M input and $0.20/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 2.5 Flash 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 ($0.30 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 2.5 Flash is developed by Google and QwQ-32B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.