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Qwen3.8 Flash vs QwQ-32B-Preview

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 49.6 to 9.3. QwQ-32B-Preview is 1.4x cheaper per token.

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

Which is better?

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 49.6 to 9.3, ranking #16 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8 Flash wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, QwQ-32B-Preview is roughly 1.4x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Qwen3.8 Flash also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Qwen3.8 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 49.6 and ranks #16 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose QwQ-32B-Preview

  • cost matters — it's about 1.4x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Qwen3.8 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
49.6
#16
9.3
#254
Reasoning
49.2
#16
9.6
#247
Coding
36.6
#20
4.6
#195
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.15 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$0.47 / M
$0.20 / M
Context window
1,000,000
32,768

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Qwen3.8 Flash
QwQ-32B-Preview
Math
32.6#55
9.2#245
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for Qwen3.8 Flash · 4 for QwQ-32B-Preview

1 shared

Qwen3.8 Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3.8 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

QwQ-32B-Preview costs less

For input processing, Qwen3.8 Flash ($0.15/1M tokens) costs the same as QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3.8 Flash ($0.47/1M tokens) is 2.3x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3.8 Flash is more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.47
Best providerNovita
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.20
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

92.5B diff

Qwen3.8 Flash has 92.5B more parameters than QwQ-32B-Preview, making it 284.6% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
125.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
32.5Bparameters
125.0B
Qwen3.8 Flash
32.5B
QwQ-32B-Preview

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3.8 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to QwQ-32B-Preview's 32,768 tokens. Qwen3.8 Flash can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while QwQ-32B-Preview is limited to 32,768 tokens.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3.8 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B-Preview does not.

Qwen3.8 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3.8 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.8 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while QwQ-32B-Preview uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Qwen3.8 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.8 Flash was released on 2026-08-26, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

Qwen3.8 Flash is 21 months newer than QwQ-32B-Preview.

Qwen3.8 Flash

Aug 26, 2026

4 days ago

1.7yr newer
QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Qwen3.8 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B-Preview's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.8 Flash's cutoff date.

Qwen3.8 Flash

—

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

Qwen3.8 Flash is available from Novita. QwQ-32B-Preview is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Qwen3.8 Flash

novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.47/1M

QwQ-32B-Preview

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
hyperbolic logo
Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.8 Flash and QwQ-32B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3.8 Flash
✓ Preferred
QwQ-32B-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.8 Flash vs QwQ-32B-Preview.

Which is better, Qwen3.8 Flash or QwQ-32B-Preview?

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 49.6 to 9.3. Qwen3.8 Flash is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and QwQ-32B-Preview 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 Qwen3.8 Flash compare to QwQ-32B-Preview in benchmarks?

Qwen3.8 Flash scores MathVision: 95.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 91.9%, GPQA: 91.7%, CharXiv-R: 90.6%, RealWorldQA: 88.5%. QwQ-32B-Preview scores MATH-500: 90.6%, GPQA: 65.2%, AIME 2024: 50.0%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.

Is Qwen3.8 Flash cheaper than QwQ-32B-Preview?

Both models cost $0.15 per million input tokens.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3.8 Flash and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Qwen3.8 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and QwQ-32B-Preview supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Qwen3.8 Flash and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (49.6 vs 9.3), context window (1.0M vs 33K), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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