Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1 is a language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 74.1% across 20 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MATH-500 (97.3%), MMLU-Redux (92.9%), CLUEWSC (92.8%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 4 API providers. Released in 2025, it represents DeepSeek's latest advancement in AI technology.

Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview is a language model developed by Alibaba. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 64.0% across 4 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MATH-500 (90.6%), GPQA (65.2%), AIME 2024 (50.0%). The model is available through 4 API providers. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2024, it represents Alibaba's latest advancement in AI technology.

Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Alibaba

2024-11-28

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek

2025-01-20

1 month newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Input:$0.55
Output:$2.19
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

$2.39 cheaper
Input:$0.15
Output:$0.20

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Larger context
Max Context:262.1K
Parameters:671.0B
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Max Context:65.5K
Parameters:32.5B

Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+14.7%
Average Score:78.6%
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Average Score:64.0%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

math
+6.7%
97.3%
code
+32.1%
82.1%
general
+17.7%
75.3%
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

math
90.6%
code
50.0%
general
57.6%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores
Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison

QwQ-32B-Preview

2024-11-28

More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 4 tok/s
Latency: 0.6ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 0.9 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 2.1 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms

DeepSeek

Throughput: 9 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 62.14 tok/s
Latency: 0.74ms

Hyperbolic

Throughput: 31.9 tok/s
Latency: 1.05ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 76.04 tok/s
Latency: 0.44ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 99.15 tok/s
Latency: 0.53ms
DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+14.7%
Avg Score:78.6%
Providers:4
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Avg Score:64.0%
Providers:4