Model Comparison

o1-preview vs QwQ-32BWhich is better in 2026?

QwQ-32B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Verdict: o1-preview vs QwQ-32B — which is better?

o1-preview (by OpenAI) and QwQ-32B (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

o1-preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while QwQ-32B is better at 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, LiveBench). QwQ-32B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Choose o1-preview if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $15.00/M input and $60.00/M output

Choose QwQ-32B if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

o1-preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while QwQ-32B is better at 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, LiveBench).

QwQ-32B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Sat Jul 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only o1-preview specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only o1-preview specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

OpenAI
o1-preview
Input128,000 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Jul 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

o1-preview 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.

o1-preview

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o1-preview was released on 2024-09-12, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

QwQ-32B is 6 months newer than o1-preview.

o1-preview

Sep 12, 2024

1.8 years ago

QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.4 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while o1-preview'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 o1-preview's cutoff date.

o1-preview

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QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (73.3% vs 65.2%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Higher AIME 2024 score (79.5% vs 42.0%)
Higher LiveBench score (73.1% vs 52.3%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against o1-preview and QwQ-32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

o1-preview
✓ Preferred
QwQ-32B
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Feature
OpenAI
o1-preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B

FAQ

Common questions about o1-preview vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, o1-preview or QwQ-32B?

QwQ-32B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. o1-preview 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 o1-preview compare to QwQ-32B in benchmarks?

o1-preview scores MGSM: 90.8%, MMLU: 90.8%, MATH: 85.5%, GPQA: 73.3%, LiveBench: 52.3%. 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 o1-preview and QwQ-32B?

o1-preview supports 128K 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 o1-preview and QwQ-32B?

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

Who makes o1-preview and QwQ-32B?

o1-preview is developed by OpenAI and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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