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DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads overall

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads in price and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B remains competitive with advantages in context window.

Best for with DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Budget-conscious workflowsLong-form content generation

Best for with Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Long document processing

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Technical specifications

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Provider DeepSeek Qwen
Input price $0.29/M $0.22/M
Output price $0.29/M $1/M
Context window 33K 262K
Max output 33K N/A
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Released Jan 29, 2025 Jul 22, 2025

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

$0.29/M tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

$1/M tokens

Context Window

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

33K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

262K tokens

Capabilities

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

1/4

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

1/4

Max Output

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

33K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

N/A

Recency

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Jan 2025

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Jul 2025

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