Model comparison
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen3-1.7B
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.1 to 26.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3-1.7B in 2 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads 24.9 to 19.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 46.1% for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and 38% for Qwen3-1.7B.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen3-1.7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.1 | 26.6 |
| Released | 2024-09 | 2025-04-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.70 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 7 | 4 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169), Qwen3-1.7B: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —, Qwen3-1.7B: 24.7 (#115)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 28.4% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266), Qwen3-1.7B: 19.2 (#267)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 128.52 | — |
Math Too close to call
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296), Qwen3-1.7B: 16.3 (#294)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | 56.1% | — |
Knowledge Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266), Qwen3-1.7B: 19.6 (#278)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 46.1% | 38% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better than Qwen3-1.7B?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.1 to 26.6 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Qwen3-1.7B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-1.7B has 4.