Model Comparison

GPT OSS 120B vs QwQ-32B

GPT OSS 120B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

GPT OSS 120B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while QwQ-32B is better at 0 benchmarks.

GPT OSS 120B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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OpenAI
GPT OSS 120B
Input tokens$0.09
Output tokens$0.45
Best providerDeepinfra
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

84.3B diff

GPT OSS 120B has 84.3B more parameters than QwQ-32B, making it 259.4% larger.

OpenAI
GPT OSS 120B
116.8Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
32.5Bparameters
116.8B
GPT OSS 120B
32.5B
QwQ-32B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT OSS 120B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only GPT OSS 120B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT OSS 120B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

GPT OSS 120B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT OSS 120B was released on 2025-08-05, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

GPT OSS 120B is 5 months newer than QwQ-32B.

GPT OSS 120B

Aug 5, 2025

8 months ago

5mo newer
QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while GPT OSS 120B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without GPT OSS 120B's cutoff date.

GPT OSS 120B

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QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (80.1% vs 65.2%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
OpenAI
GPT OSS 120B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B

FAQ

Common questions about GPT OSS 120B vs QwQ-32B

GPT OSS 120B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT OSS 120B 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.
GPT OSS 120B scores MMLU: 90.0%, CodeForces: 82.1%, GPQA: 80.1%, TAU-bench Retail: 67.8%, HealthBench: 57.6%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.
GPT OSS 120B supports 131K 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.
GPT OSS 120B is developed by OpenAI and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.