Model Comparison

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs QwQ-32B

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, IFEval), while QwQ-32B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

500.0M diff

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has 0.5B more parameters than QwQ-32B, making it 1.5% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
33.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
32.5Bparameters
33.0B
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
32.5B
QwQ-32B

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B does not.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B

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

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is 7 months newer than QwQ-32B.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

7 months ago

6mo newer
QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Qwen3 VL 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 Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct's cutoff date.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (68.9% vs 65.2%)
Higher IFEval score (84.7% vs 83.9%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

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

Detailed Comparison

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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct or QwQ-32B?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 VL 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 Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct compare to QwQ-32B in benchmarks?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.

What are the main differences between Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and QwQ-32B?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.