Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
Wins 0 of 3 areas
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Wins 3 of 3 areas
Agents · Reasoning · Images and charts
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 16 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the three 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.
Agents and reasoning rest on a single test each.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) pulls ahead
- Completes tasks by operating a computer desktopOSWorld-Verified+25.5points ahead
- Math problems shown in pictures and chartsMathVista+4.8points ahead
- Questions that truly need the image to answerMMStar+3.7points ahead
Where Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct pulls ahead
- Questions about short and long videosVideo-MME+18.2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 16 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
AgentsQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
- OSWorld-VerifiedQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 25.55.931.4+25.5
ReasoningQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
- GPQA DiamondQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 3.44649.4+3.4
Images and chartsQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
Other results10 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.
- MATH-VisionQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 21.638.460+21.6
- ScreenSpot-Pro (No tools)Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 9.839.449.2+9.8
- CharadesSTAQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 4.854.259+4.8
- MMLU-ProQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 4.868.873.6+4.8
- OCRBench v2_enQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 4.657.261.8+4.6
- LVBenchQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 4.54953.5+4.5
- ScreenSpotQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 4.488.592.9+4.4
- CC-OCRQwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct by 3.377.173.8+3.3
- OCRBench v2 (Chinese)Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct by 3.359.155.8+3.3
- DocVQAtie94.894.9tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)?
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) wins all three areas where both have results: agents, reasoning and images and charts. Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 16 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 6 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 10 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.