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Gemma 2 9B vs QwQ-32B-Preview

QwQ-32B-Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 9.0 to -4.9.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

QwQ-32B-Preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 9.0 to -4.9, ranking #288 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemma 2 9B

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose QwQ-32B-Preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 9.0 and ranks #288 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2024

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 2 9B
Google
QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-4.9
#370
9.0
#288
Reasoning
-5.2
#363
9.3
#278
Coding
-11.1
#280
4.4
#221
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Context window
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32,768

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemma 2 9B
QwQ-32B-Preview
Math
-3.8#320
8.9#261
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemma 2 9B · 4 for QwQ-32B-Preview

No common benchmarks found

Gemma 2 9B and QwQ-32B-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

23.3B diff

QwQ-32B-Preview has 23.3B more parameters than Gemma 2 9B, making it 251.7% larger.

Google
Gemma 2 9B
9.2Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
32.5Bparameters
9.2B
Gemma 2 9B
32.5B
QwQ-32B-Preview

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only QwQ-32B-Preview specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only QwQ-32B-Preview specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Google
Gemma 2 9B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while QwQ-32B-Preview uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma

Open weights

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

QwQ-32B-Preview is 5 months newer than Gemma 2 9B.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

2.3 years ago

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.9 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B-Preview's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date.

Gemma 2 9B

—

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 2 9B and QwQ-32B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 2 9B
✓ Preferred
QwQ-32B-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 9B vs QwQ-32B-Preview.

Which is better, Gemma 2 9B or QwQ-32B-Preview?

QwQ-32B-Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 9.0 to -4.9. Gemma 2 9B 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 capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemma 2 9B compare to QwQ-32B-Preview in benchmarks?

Gemma 2 9B scores ARC-E: 88.0%, BoolQ: 84.2%, HellaSwag: 81.9%, PIQA: 81.7%, Winogrande: 80.6%. QwQ-32B-Preview scores MATH-500: 90.6%, GPQA: 65.2%, AIME 2024: 50.0%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 2 9B and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Gemma 2 9B supports an unknown number of tokens and QwQ-32B-Preview supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemma 2 9B and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-4.9 vs 9.0), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 2 9B and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Gemma 2 9B is developed by Google and QwQ-32B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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