Model Comparison

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

45 benchmarks

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct outperforms in 34 benchmarks (AI2D, Arena-Hard v2, BFCL-v3, CC-OCR, CharadesSTA, CharXiv-D, CharXiv-R, Creative Writing v3, DocVQAtest, ERQA, IFEval, Include, InfoVQAtest, LiveBench 20241125, LVBench, MathVision, MathVista-Mini, MLVU-M, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, MMLU-Redux, MM-MT-Bench, MMMU-Pro, MMMU (val), MMStar, MVBench, OCRBench, OCRBench-V2 (en), ODinW, RealWorldQA, ScreenSpot, ScreenSpot Pro, SuperGPQA), while Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is better at 10 benchmarks (AIME 2025, BLINK, GPQA, Hallusion Bench, LiveCodeBench v6, MuirBench, Multi-IF, OSWorld, PolyMATH, 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

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Input tokens$0.18

Output tokens$2.09

Best providerDeepinfra

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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 Thinking, making it 266.7% larger.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

33.0Bparameters

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

9.0Bparameters

33.0B

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

9.0B

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Input262,144 tokens

Output262,144 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking 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 Thinking

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 Thinking

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 Thinking

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

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher AI2D score (89.5% vs 84.9%)

Higher Arena-Hard v2 score (64.7% vs 51.1%)

Higher BFCL-v3 score (70.2% vs 63.0%)

Higher CC-OCR score (80.3% vs 76.3%)

Higher CharadesSTA score (61.2% vs 59.9%)

Higher CharXiv-D score (90.5% vs 85.9%)

Higher CharXiv-R score (62.8% vs 53.0%)

Higher Creative Writing v3 score (85.6% vs 82.4%)

Higher DocVQAtest score (96.9% vs 95.3%)

Higher ERQA score (48.8% vs 46.8%)

Higher IFEval score (84.7% vs 83.2%)

Higher Include score (74.0% vs 69.5%)

Higher InfoVQAtest score (87.0% vs 86.0%)

Higher LiveBench 20241125 score (72.2% vs 69.8%)

Higher LVBench score (63.8% vs 55.8%)

Higher MathVision score (63.4% vs 62.7%)

Higher MathVista-Mini score (83.8% vs 81.4%)

Higher MLVU-M score (82.1% vs 75.1%)

Higher MMLU score (86.4% vs 85.2%)

Higher MMLU-Pro score (78.6% vs 77.3%)

Higher MMLU-ProX score (73.4% vs 70.7%)

Higher MMLU-Redux score (89.8% vs 88.8%)

Higher MM-MT-Bench score (8.4% vs 8.0%)

Higher MMMU-Pro score (65.3% vs 60.4%)

Higher MMMU (val) score (76.0% vs 74.1%)

Higher MMStar score (77.7% vs 75.3%)

Higher MVBench score (72.8% vs 69.0%)

Higher OCRBench score (89.5% vs 81.9%)

Higher OCRBench-V2 (en) score (67.4% vs 63.9%)

Higher ODinW score (46.6% vs 39.8%)

Higher RealWorldQA score (79.0% vs 73.5%)

Higher ScreenSpot score (95.8% vs 93.6%)

Higher ScreenSpot Pro score (57.9% vs 46.6%)

Higher SuperGPQA score (54.6% vs 51.2%)

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (262,144 tokens)

Higher AIME 2025 score (80.3% vs 66.2%)

Higher BLINK score (68.7% vs 67.3%)

Higher GPQA score (69.9% vs 68.9%)

Higher Hallusion Bench score (65.4% vs 63.8%)

Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (58.6% vs 43.8%)

Higher MuirBench score (76.8% vs 72.8%)

Higher Multi-IF score (75.1% vs 72.0%)

Higher OSWorld score (33.9% vs 32.6%)

Higher PolyMATH score (47.5% vs 40.5%)

Higher WritingBench score (85.5% vs 82.9%)

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

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

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking 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 Thinking scores DocVQAtest: 95.3%, ScreenSpot: 93.6%, MMLU-Redux: 88.8%, MMBench-V1.1: 87.5%, InfoVQAtest: 86.0%.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Performance Benchmarks

Arena Performance

Pricing Analysis

Model Size

Context Window

Input Capabilities

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

License

Release Timeline

Knowledge Cutoff

Outputs Comparison

Key Takeaways

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Which is better, Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

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