Data points: 90
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and DeepSeek V3.2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: DeepSeek V3.2. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 36 to 64.
Evidence depth
90 data points
Includes 11 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with DeepSeek V3.2
The charts below split 19 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and DeepSeek V3.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 36.0 pts | 64.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 2 categories | 3 categories |
| Operational advantages | Average speed | Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 163.8K tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Parameters | 32B | No data |
| Tokenizer | Qwen | DeepSeek |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b | deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and DeepSeek V3.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen is stronger in benchmark categories (Knowledge, Math) and operational dimensions (Average speed).
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
45.6
Avg. score
DeepSeek V3.2
46.3
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 leads by 11.2
DeepSeek V3.2 leads by 11.6
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
73.9%
Rank #95/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner86.2%
Rank #15/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5%
Rank #137/193 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner22.2%
Rank #55/193 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5%
Rank #142/194 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner84.0%
Rank #57/194 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
9.7
Rank #94/94 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
DeepSeek V3.2
winner39.0
Rank #81/94 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
27.0%
Rank #96/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner86.2%
Rank #5/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6
Rank #75/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
DeepSeek V3.2
winner38.7
Rank #70/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6%
Rank #97/191 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner38.9%
Rank #87/191 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
11.0
Rank #96/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
DeepSeek V3.2
winner24.7
Rank #72/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5
Rank #82/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
DeepSeek V3.2
winner10.5
Rank #74/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5
Rank #89/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
DeepSeek V3.2
winner75.1
Rank #75/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
22.9
Rank #86/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
DeepSeek V3.2
winner49.0
Rank #58/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
176 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 63 tok/s / 14983ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 26 tok/s / 11125ms input / output No data |
75 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 50 tok/s / 34167ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 1295ms input / output No data |
50 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 26 tok/s / 35456ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 29 tok/s / 1828ms input / output No data |
20 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 45 tok/s / 32112ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 29 tok/s / 1884ms input / output No data |
20 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 37 tok/s / 540ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 18 tok/s / 4488ms input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek-V3.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.025/request | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek-V3.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.025/request | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | DeepSeek V3.2 deepseek-v3.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request |
Weighted outcome: DeepSeek V3.2. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
|---|
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads by 14.6
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads by 6.8
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DeepSeek V3.2 leads by 8.9
