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Particle-1 vs QwQ-32B

Particle-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 31.9 to 14.2.

Particle AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Particle-1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 31.9 to 14.2, ranking #133 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Particle-1 wins 1; 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 Particle-1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 31.9 and ranks #133 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose QwQ-32B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
31.9
#133
14.2
#269
31.2
#135
15.1
#258
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
—

Individual benchmarks

3 reported for Particle-1 · 7 for QwQ-32B

1 shared

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

Particle-1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Oct 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Particle-1 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Particle-1 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Particle AI
Particle-1
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Oct 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Particle-1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B does not.

Particle-1 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Particle-1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Particle-1 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.

Particle-1

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Particle-1 was released on 2026-10-28, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

Particle-1 is 20 months newer than QwQ-32B.

Particle-1

Oct 28, 2026

2 days ago

1.6yr newer
QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

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

Particle-1

—

QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

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

Particle-1
✓ Preferred
QwQ-32B
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FAQ

Common questions about Particle-1 vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, Particle-1 or QwQ-32B?

Particle-1 leads the LLM Stats Score 31.9 to 14.2. Particle-1 is made by Particle AI and QwQ-32B 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 Particle-1 compare to QwQ-32B in benchmarks?

Particle-1 scores GPQA: 90.4%, BabyVision: 89.2%, MMLU: 86.1%. 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 Particle-1 and QwQ-32B?

Particle-1 supports 1.0M 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 Particle-1 and QwQ-32B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (31.9 vs 14.2), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Particle-1 and QwQ-32B?

Particle-1 is developed by Particle AI and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.