Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads with 4.1% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Mistral AI
Magistral Small was created as an efficient reasoning-focused variant, designed to bring analytical capabilities to applications with tighter resource constraints. Built to balance problem-solving depth with practical deployment needs, it extends reasoning-enhanced AI to broader use cases.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Magistral Small 2506
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepInfra

Magistral Small 2506

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Magistral Small 2506

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Magistral Small 2506