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DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 leads overall

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 leads in price and context window and capabilities, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B remains competitive with advantages in max output.

Best for with DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Long-form content generation

Best for with Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

Budget-conscious workflowsLong document processingMulti-modal tasks

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Technical specifications

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Provider DeepSeek Qwen
Input price $0.29/M $0.07/M
Output price $0.29/M $0.10/M
Context window 33K 262K
Max output 33K N/A
Capabilities
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Released Jan 29, 2025 Jul 21, 2025

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

$0.29/M tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

$0.10/M tokens

Context Window

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

33K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

262K tokens

Capabilities

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

1/4

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

2/4

Max Output

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

33K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

N/A

Recency

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Jan 2025

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

Jul 2025

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