DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs QwQ 32B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and QwQ 32B match in llmrun Score, with values of 97.0 versus 96.1; both fit 24 GB at Q4_K_M.
Model A · DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B32.8B · 128K context · MIT · Jan 2025
Model B · Alibaba
QwQ 32B32.8B · 40K context · Apache 2.0 · Mar 2025
Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B if you want…
Longer context window
128K vs 40K tokens
Choose QwQ 32B if you want…
Ahead on the benchmarks
3 of 3 shared boards
On your hardware
Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.
8 GB
RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 13.6 GB
QwQ 32B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 13.6 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 13.6 GB
QwQ 32B
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 13.6 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
IQ2_M · ~25 tok/s
15.7 GB · up to 16K
QwQ 32B
IQ2_M · ~25 tok/s
15.7 GB · up to 16K
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Q4_K_M · ~32 tok/stight
24.3 GB · up to 8K
QwQ 32B
Q4_K_M · ~32 tok/stight
24.3 GB · up to 8K
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Q4_K_M · ~57 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 32K
QwQ 32B
Q4_K_M · ~57 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 40K
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Q4_K_M · ~24 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 64K
QwQ 32B
Q4_K_M · ~24 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 40K
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Q4_K_M · ~4 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 16K
QwQ 32B
Q4_K_M · ~4 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 16K
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Q4_K_M · ~19 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 128K
QwQ 32B
Q4_K_M · ~19 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 40K
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Q4_K_M · ~19 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 128K
QwQ 32B
Q4_K_M · ~19 tok/s
24.3 GB · up to 40K
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
QwQ 32B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B · #55 of 92 open models · #13 of 34 that fit 24 GB
QwQ 32B · #59 of 92 open models · #16 of 34 that fit 24 GB
Benchmarks
3 shared boards: DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads 0, QwQ 32B leads 3 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
64.1%#38/97 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
QwQ 32B
65.3%#37/97 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
55.6%#41/85 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
QwQ 32B
59.2%#37/85 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
1.0%#41/67 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
QwQ 32B
5.0%#32/67 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
5 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
Only DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B (1)
- BALROG19.5%
Only QwQ 32B (4)
- LMArena Text1335.7
- MMLU-Pro69.1%
- Aider Polyglot20.9%
- Fiction.LiveBench83.3%
VRAM by quantization
Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.
Q2_K
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
14.8 GB12.3 GB file
32K 22.8 GB · 128K 48.6 GB
QwQ 32B
14.8 GB12.3 GB file
32K 22.8 GB · 128K —
Q3_K_S
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
15.2 GB14.4 GB file
32K 23.2 GB · 128K 49.0 GB
QwQ 32B
15.2 GB14.4 GB file
32K 23.2 GB · 128K —
Q3_K_M
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
16.8 GB15.9 GB file
32K 24.9 GB · 128K 50.6 GB
QwQ 32B
16.8 GB15.9 GB file
32K 24.9 GB · 128K —
Q4_0
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
17.2 GB18.7 GB file
32K 25.3 GB · 128K 51.0 GB
QwQ 32B
17.2 GB18.7 GB file
32K 25.3 GB · 128K —
Q4_K_M
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
20.5 GB19.9 GB file
32K 28.6 GB · 128K 54.3 GB
QwQ 32B
20.5 GB19.9 GB file
32K 28.6 GB · 128K —
Q5_K_M
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
24.2 GB23.3 GB file
32K 32.2 GB · 128K 58.0 GB
QwQ 32B
24.2 GB23.3 GB file
32K 32.2 GB · 128K —
Q6_K
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
27.9 GB26.9 GB file
32K 35.9 GB · 128K 61.7 GB
QwQ 32B
27.9 GB26.9 GB file
32K 35.9 GB · 128K —
Q8_0
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
33.6 GB34.8 GB file
32K 41.7 GB · 128K 67.4 GB
QwQ 32B
33.6 GB34.8 GB file
32K 41.7 GB · 128K —
20 more quants
IQ2_XXS
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
9.9 GB9.0 GB file
32K 17.9 GB · 128K 43.7 GB
QwQ 32B
9.9 GB9.0 GB file
32K 17.9 GB · 128K —
IQ2_XS
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
10.7 GB10.0 GB file
32K 18.7 GB · 128K 44.5 GB
QwQ 32B
10.7 GB10.0 GB file
32K 18.7 GB · 128K —
IQ2_S
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
11.1 GB10.4 GB file
32K 19.1 GB · 128K 44.9 GB
QwQ 32B
11.1 GB10.4 GB file
32K 19.1 GB · 128K —
IQ2_M
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
11.9 GB11.3 GB file
32K 19.9 GB · 128K 45.7 GB
QwQ 32B
11.9 GB11.3 GB file
32K 19.9 GB · 128K —
IQ3_XXS
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
13.5 GB12.8 GB file
32K 21.6 GB · 128K 47.4 GB
QwQ 32B
13.5 GB12.8 GB file
32K 21.6 GB · 128K —
Q2_K_S
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
13.9 GB11.5 GB file
32K 22.0 GB · 128K 47.8 GB
QwQ 32B
13.9 GB11.5 GB file
32K 22.0 GB · 128K —
IQ3_XS
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
14.4 GB13.7 GB file
32K 22.4 GB · 128K 48.2 GB
QwQ 32B
14.4 GB13.7 GB file
32K 22.4 GB · 128K —
IQ3_S
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
14.8 GB14.4 GB file
32K 22.8 GB · 128K 48.6 GB
QwQ 32B
14.8 GB14.4 GB file
32K 22.8 GB · 128K —
IQ3_M
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
15.6 GB14.8 GB file
32K 23.6 GB · 128K 49.4 GB
QwQ 32B
15.6 GB14.8 GB file
32K 23.6 GB · 128K —
Q3_K_L
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
17.6 GB17.2 GB file
32K 25.7 GB · 128K 51.5 GB
QwQ 32B
17.6 GB17.2 GB file
32K 25.7 GB · 128K —
IQ4_XS
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
18.5 GB17.7 GB file
32K 26.5 GB · 128K 52.3 GB
QwQ 32B
18.5 GB17.7 GB file
32K 26.5 GB · 128K —
IQ4_NL
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
19.3 GB18.7 GB file
32K 27.3 GB · 128K 53.1 GB
QwQ 32B
19.3 GB18.7 GB file
32K 27.3 GB · 128K —
Q4_1
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
19.3 GB20.6 GB file
32K 27.3 GB · 128K 53.1 GB
QwQ 32B
19.3 GB20.6 GB file
32K 27.3 GB · 128K —
Q4_K_S
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
19.3 GB18.8 GB file
32K 27.3 GB · 128K 53.1 GB
QwQ 32B
19.3 GB18.8 GB file
32K 27.3 GB · 128K —
Q4_K_L
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
20.9 GB20.4 GB file
32K 29.0 GB · 128K 54.7 GB
QwQ 32B
20.9 GB20.4 GB file
32K 29.0 GB · 128K —
Q5_0
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
21.3 GB22.6 GB file
32K 29.4 GB · 128K 55.1 GB
QwQ 32B
21.3 GB22.6 GB file
32K 29.4 GB · 128K —
Q5_1
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
not listed
QwQ 32B
23.4 GB24.6 GB file
32K 31.4 GB · 128K —
Q5_K_S
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
23.4 GB22.6 GB file
32K 31.4 GB · 128K 57.2 GB
QwQ 32B
23.4 GB22.6 GB file
32K 31.4 GB · 128K —
Q5_K_L
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
24.6 GB23.7 GB file
32K 32.6 GB · 128K 58.4 GB
QwQ 32B
24.6 GB23.7 GB file
32K 32.6 GB · 128K —
BF16
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
66.4 GB65.5 GB file
32K 74.4 GB · 128K 100 GB
QwQ 32B
66.4 GB65.5 GB file
32K 74.4 GB · 128K —
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B-GGUF:Q4_K_MQwQ 32B
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/MaziyarPanahi/QwQ-32B-GGUF:Q4_K_M| Spec | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | QwQ 32B |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | DeepSeek | Alibaba |
| Parameters | 32.8B | 32.8B |
| Architecture | Qwen2ForCausalLM | Qwen2ForCausalLM |
| Context | 128K tokens | 40K tokens |
| Modalities | Chat, Reasoning, Function-calling | Chat, Reasoning, Function-calling |
| License | MIT | Apache 2.0 |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Mar 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or QwQ 32B?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and QwQ 32B match in llmrun Score, with values of 97.0 versus 96.1; both fit 24 GB at Q4_K_M. Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B for longer context window; choose QwQ 32B for ahead on the benchmarks.
Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or QwQ 32B?
At Q4_K_M, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B requires 20.5 GB while QwQ 32B needs 20.5 GB, making DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B the easier model to run on your local setup.
Which is faster on RTX 4090?
Estimated decode speed on RTX 4090 is about 32 tok/s for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B (Q4_K_M) and 32 tok/s for QwQ 32B (Q4_K_M), so DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is faster. Estimates, ±20%.
Can I run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or QwQ 32B on a 16 GB GPU?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B fits at IQ2_M; QwQ 32B fits at IQ2_M.
Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or QwQ 32B?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B supports 131,072 tokens and QwQ 32B supports 40,960 tokens.