Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
QwQ-32B-Preview leads with 1.0% higher average benchmark score. Llama 4 Maverick offers 1.9M more tokens in context window than QwQ-32B-Preview. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs. Llama 4 Maverick is available on 7 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick was developed as a variant in Meta's fourth-generation language model family, designed to explore specialized capabilities and training approaches. Built to push the boundaries of open-source model development, it represents experimentation with advanced techniques in the Llama lineage.
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.
4 months newer

QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-11-28

Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
2025-04-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 4 Maverick

QwQ-32B-Preview
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Llama 4 Maverick

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

Llama 4 Maverick
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Lambda
Novita

Llama 4 Maverick

QwQ-32B-Preview

Llama 4 Maverick

QwQ-32B-Preview
Sambanova
Together

QwQ-32B-Preview
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic
Together