Model Comparison

GPT-3.5 Turbo vs QwQ-32B

QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

GPT-3.5 Turbo outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-3.5 Turbo specifies input context (16,385 tokens). Only GPT-3.5 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-3.5 Turbo is licensed under a proprietary license, while QwQ-32B uses Apache 2.0.

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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

QwQ-32B is 24 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.1 years ago

QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.2 years ago

2.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while QwQ-32B has a cutoff of 2024-11-28.

QwQ-32B has more recent training data (up to 2024-11-28), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo (2021-09-30).

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

3.2 yr newer

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Larger context window (16,385 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (65.2% vs 30.8%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-3.5 Turbo vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, GPT-3.5 Turbo or QwQ-32B?

QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI and QwQ-32B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does GPT-3.5 Turbo compare to QwQ-32B in benchmarks?

GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-3.5 Turbo and QwQ-32B?

GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K tokens and QwQ-32B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GPT-3.5 Turbo and QwQ-32B?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-3.5 Turbo and QwQ-32B?

GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.