Model Comparison

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

42 benchmarks

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct outperforms in 36 benchmarks (AI2D, AIME 2025, BFCL-v3, CC-OCR, CharadesSTA, CharXiv-D, CharXiv-R, DocVQAtest, ERQA, Hallusion Bench, IFEval, Include, InfoVQAtest, LiveBench 20241125, LiveCodeBench v6, LVBench, MathVision, MathVista-Mini, MLVU-M, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, MMLU-Redux, MM-MT-Bench, MMMU-Pro, MMMU (val), MMStar, MuirBench, MVBench, OCRBench-V2 (en), ODinW, PolyMATH, RealWorldQA, ScreenSpot, ScreenSpot Pro, SuperGPQA), while Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is better at 6 benchmarks (BLINK, Multi-IF, OCRBench, OCRBench-V2 (zh), OSWorld, WritingBench).

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.08
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerNovita
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

24.0B diff

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has 24.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct, making it 266.7% larger.

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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
33.0Bparameters
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Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
9.0Bparameters
33.0B
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
9.0B
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

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

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Both models were released on 2025-09-22.

They likely represent similar generations of model development.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

7 months ago

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

7 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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Higher AI2D score (89.5% vs 85.7%)
Higher AIME 2025 score (66.2% vs 45.9%)
Higher BFCL-v3 score (70.2% vs 66.3%)
Higher CC-OCR score (80.3% vs 79.9%)
Higher CharadesSTA score (61.2% vs 56.0%)
Higher CharXiv-D score (90.5% vs 83.0%)
Higher CharXiv-R score (62.8% vs 46.4%)
Higher DocVQAtest score (96.9% vs 96.1%)
Higher ERQA score (48.8% vs 45.8%)
Higher Hallusion Bench score (63.8% vs 61.1%)
Higher IFEval score (84.7% vs 83.7%)
Higher Include score (74.0% vs 67.0%)
Higher InfoVQAtest score (87.0% vs 83.1%)
Higher LiveBench 20241125 score (72.2% vs 62.0%)
Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (43.8% vs 39.3%)
Higher LVBench score (63.8% vs 58.0%)
Higher MathVision score (63.4% vs 53.9%)
Higher MathVista-Mini score (83.8% vs 77.2%)
Higher MLVU-M score (82.1% vs 78.1%)
Higher MMLU score (86.4% vs 80.7%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (78.6% vs 71.6%)
Higher MMLU-ProX score (73.4% vs 65.4%)
Higher MMLU-Redux score (89.8% vs 84.9%)
Higher MM-MT-Bench score (8.4% vs 7.7%)
Higher MMMU-Pro score (65.3% vs 55.9%)
Higher MMMU (val) score (76.0% vs 69.6%)
Higher MMStar score (77.7% vs 70.9%)
Higher MuirBench score (72.8% vs 64.4%)
Higher MVBench score (72.8% vs 68.7%)
Higher OCRBench-V2 (en) score (67.4% vs 65.4%)
Higher ODinW score (46.6% vs 44.7%)
Higher PolyMATH score (40.5% vs 30.4%)
Higher RealWorldQA score (79.0% vs 71.5%)
Higher ScreenSpot score (95.8% vs 94.4%)
Higher ScreenSpot Pro score (57.9% vs 54.6%)
Higher SuperGPQA score (54.6% vs 44.5%)
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Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Higher BLINK score (69.1% vs 67.3%)
Higher Multi-IF score (75.1% vs 72.0%)
Higher OCRBench score (89.6% vs 89.5%)
Higher OCRBench-V2 (zh) score (61.2% vs 59.2%)
Higher OSWorld score (33.9% vs 32.6%)
Higher WritingBench score (83.1% vs 82.9%)

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%. Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.1%, ScreenSpot: 94.4%, OCRBench: 89.6%, AI2D: 85.7%, MMBench-V1.1: 85.0%.
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.