DeepSeek-R1 vs QwQ 32B Preview
Wins 3 of 4 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents
Wins 0 of 4 areas
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DeepSeek-R1 is the stronger all-rounder.QwQ 32B Preview is cheaper.
Scores updated · 17 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the four areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Coding, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
QwQ 32B Preview costs 72% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where DeepSeek-R1 pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+31points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+11.5points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+2.5points ahead
Where QwQ 32B Preview pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningDeepSeek-R1
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-R1 by 11.570.859.3+11.5
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-R1 by 1.18.57.3+1.1
Other results12 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- Codeforces (Rating)DeepSeek-R1 by 713 rating points20291316+713 rating
- AIME 2025DeepSeek-R1 by 36.77033.3+36.7
- Aider-PolyglotDeepSeek-R1 by 32.453.320.9+32.4
- MMLU-ProDeepSeek-R1 by 328452+32
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-R1 by 29.879.850+29.8
- HMMT Feb. 2025DeepSeek-R1 by 23.441.718.3+23.4
- DROP (3-shot F1)DeepSeek-R1 by 2192.271.2+21
- LiveCodeBenchDeepSeek-R1 by 13.563.550+13.5
- MATH-500 (EM)DeepSeek-R1 by 6.797.390.6+6.7
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-R1 by 1.911.49.5+1.9
- usamo_2025DeepSeek-R1 by 1.84.83+1.8
- IFEvaltie83.383.9tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or QwQ 32B Preview?
DeepSeek-R1 wins three of the four areas where both have results: coding, reasoning and long documents. QwQ 32B Preview wins none, but costs 72% less. They are level on following instructions.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-R1. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-R1 costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; QwQ 32B Preview costs $0.66 and $1.00. That makes QwQ 32B Preview about 72% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 17 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 5 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 12 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.