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Gemma 3 1B vs QwQ-32B-Preview

QwQ-32B-Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 9.0 to -10.5.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

QwQ-32B-Preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 9.0 to -10.5, ranking #278 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, QwQ-32B-Preview wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Gemma 3 1B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

Choose QwQ-32B-Preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 9.0 and ranks #278 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3 1B
Google
QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-10.5
#373
9.0
#278
Reasoning
-12.2
#367
9.3
#268
Coding
-10.2
#270
4.4
#213
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 2
2 of 2
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Context window
—
32,768

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemma 3 1B
QwQ-32B-Preview
Math
-9.2#326
8.9#256
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Gemma 3 1B · 4 for QwQ-32B-Preview

2 shared

Gemma 3 1B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

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

Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

31.5B diff

QwQ-32B-Preview has 31.5B more parameters than Gemma 3 1B, making it 3150.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3 1B
1.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
32.5Bparameters
1.0B
Gemma 3 1B
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 3 1B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 1B 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 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

Gemma 3 1B is 3 months newer than QwQ-32B-Preview.

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.5 years ago

3mo newer
QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Gemma 3 1B'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 3 1B's cutoff date.

Gemma 3 1B

—

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3 1B and QwQ-32B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3 1B
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QwQ-32B-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 1B vs QwQ-32B-Preview.

Which is better, Gemma 3 1B or QwQ-32B-Preview?

QwQ-32B-Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 9.0 to -10.5. Gemma 3 1B 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 3 1B compare to QwQ-32B-Preview in benchmarks?

Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%. 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 3 1B and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Gemma 3 1B 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 3 1B and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-10.5 vs 9.0), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3 1B and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google and QwQ-32B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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