Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex was developed as a specialized variant of GPT-5 optimized for programming and software development tasks. Built to understand and generate code across multiple programming languages, it serves developers with enhanced capabilities for code completion, debugging, translation, and explanation of complex codebases.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ 32B was developed as a reasoning-focused model, designed to emphasize analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. Built with 32 billion parameters optimized for step-by-step reasoning, it demonstrates Qwen's exploration into models that prioritize deliberate analytical processing.
6 months newer

QwQ-32B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-03-05

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-09-15
GPT-5 Codex
2024-09-30
QwQ-32B
2024-11-28
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-5 Codex

QwQ-32B

GPT-5 Codex

QwQ-32B