Model comparison
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Sonar
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Sonar leads 33.7 to 16.2.
- Sonar is cheaper at $1 / $1 per million input/output tokens, against $0.70 / $2.80 for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 30.1 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2024-09 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 128K |
| Max output | 8K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.70 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.80 | $1 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.3% | — |
Reasoning Sonar leads
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 128.52 | — |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Sonar leads
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| MATH Level 5 | 56.1% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 46.1% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —, Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —, Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better than Sonar?
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct or Sonar?
Sonar is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 32B Instruct lists at $0.70 and $2.80.
Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct or Sonar better for coding?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.7 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.