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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs GPT-5
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Winner summary
GPT-5 wins on 4/4 benchmarks
GPT-5 wins 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·GPT-5math·GPT-5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
#175 by perf·no signal
GPT-5
#116 by perf·#9 by attention
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
4 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BGPT-5
Balrog
GPT-5 leads by +13.3
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
19.5
GPT-5
32.8
Chess Puzzles
GPT-5 leads by +37.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
0.0
GPT-5
37.0
GPQA diamond
GPT-5 leads by +32.8
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
52.2
GPT-5
85.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GPT-5 leads by +35.9
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
55.5
GPT-5
91.4
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
Balrog Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning. | 19.5 | 32.8 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 0.0 | 37.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 52.2 | 85.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 55.5 | 91.4 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| $1.25 | $10.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $34.38 |