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Qwen3 32B vs Qwen3 Max
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Winner summary
Qwen3 Max wins on 5/6 benchmarks
Qwen3 Max wins 5 of 6 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · general · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Qwen3 Maxgeneral·Qwen3 Maxmath·Qwen3 Max
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen3 32B
#118 by perf·#1 by attention
Qwen3 Max
#160 by perf·#1 by attention
Best value
Qwen3 32B
14.5x better value than Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 32B
287.2 pts/$
$0.18/M
Qwen3 Max
19.9 pts/$
$2.34/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
6 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen3 32BQwen3 Max
Chess Puzzles
Qwen3 Max leads by +4.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Qwen3 32B
0.0
Qwen3 Max
4.0
Dtbench
Qwen3 Max leads by +24.4
Qwen3 32B
45.8
Qwen3 Max
70.2
Fiction.LiveBench
Qwen3 32B leads by +7.5
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Qwen3 32B
74.2
Qwen3 Max
66.7
GPQA diamond
Qwen3 Max leads by +6.9
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Qwen3 32B
56.6
Qwen3 Max
63.5
Lmca
Qwen3 Max leads by +12.9
Qwen3 32B
20.3
Qwen3 Max
33.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Qwen3 Max leads by +6.4
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Qwen3 32B
66.9
Qwen3 Max
73.3
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen3 32B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 0.0 | 4.0 |
Dtbench | 45.8 | 70.2 |
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 74.2 | 66.7 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 56.6 | 63.5 |
Lmca | 20.3 | 33.3 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 66.9 | 73.3 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
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