Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads with 29.3% higher average benchmark score. Both models have similar pricing. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B was created as a larger distilled variant, designed to transfer more of DeepSeek-R1's reasoning capabilities into a Qwen-based foundation. Built to serve applications requiring enhanced analytical depth, it represents a powerful option in the distilled reasoning model family.
Meta
Llama 3.2 3B was created as an ultra-compact open-source model, designed to enable on-device and edge deployment scenarios. Built with just 3 billion parameters while retaining instruction-following abilities, it brings Meta's language technology to mobile devices, IoT applications, and resource-constrained environments.
3 months newer

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepInfra

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
DeepInfra