Model Comparison

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs QwQ-32B

QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct 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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

0.0M diff

QwQ-32B has 0.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct, making it 0.0% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
32.5Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
32.5Bparameters
32.5B
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
32.5B
QwQ-32B

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

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

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

QwQ-32B is 6 months newer than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct'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 Qwen2.5 32B Instruct's cutoff date.

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher GPQA score (65.2% vs 49.5%)

Detailed Comparison

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
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QwQ-32B

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct or QwQ-32B?

QwQ-32B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team 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 Qwen2.5 32B Instruct compare to QwQ-32B in benchmarks?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores GSM8k: 95.9%, HumanEval: 88.4%, HellaSwag: 85.2%, BBH: 84.5%, MBPP: 84.0%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.