Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. QwQ-32B-Preview is available on 4 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B was developed as a compact distilled variant, designed to bring reasoning capabilities to a more efficient 8B parameter Llama base. Built to democratize access to reasoning-enhanced models, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring analytical depth with limited resources.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ 32B Preview was introduced as an early access version of the QwQ reasoning model, designed to allow researchers and developers to experiment with advanced analytical capabilities. Built to gather feedback on reasoning-enhanced architecture, it represents an experimental step toward more thoughtful language models.
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QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-11-28

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

QwQ-32B-Preview
QwQ-32B-Preview
2024-11-28
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

QwQ-32B-Preview
DeepInfra

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

QwQ-32B-Preview

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

QwQ-32B-Preview
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