Model comparison
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Step 5 Preview
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.9 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 5 Preview leads 46.1 to 16.2.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper at $0.70 / $2.80 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2.70 for Step 5 Preview.
- Step 5 Preview accepts more context: 1.02M tokens versus 131K.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 30.1 | 47.9 |
| Released | 2024-09 | 2026-09-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1.02M |
| Max output | 8K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.70 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.80 | $2.70 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 5 Preview leads
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169), Step 5 Preview: 51.8 (#36)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1564 |
| SciCode | — | 58.9% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1480 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.3% | — |
Reasoning Step 5 Preview leads
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266), Step 5 Preview: 40.0 (#57)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 20.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1465 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 128.52 | — |
Math Step 5 Preview leads
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296), Step 5 Preview: 46.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.4% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 42% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1470 |
| MATH Level 5 | 56.1% | — |
Knowledge Step 5 Preview leads
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266), Step 5 Preview: 41.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 46.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1470 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —, Step 5 Preview: 41.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1267 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —, Step 5 Preview: 53.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1432 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1519 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1436 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1439 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —, Step 5 Preview: 76.0 (#50)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1444 |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —, Step 5 Preview: 44.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1455 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —, Step 5 Preview: 62.8 (#71)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1442 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1410 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1447 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better than Step 5 Preview?
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.9 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct or Step 5 Preview?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper. It lists at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens; Step 5 Preview lists at $1 and $2.70.
Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct or Step 5 Preview better for coding?
Step 5 Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.8 versus 38.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Step 5 Preview does, with 1.02M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Step 5 Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and Step 5 Preview has 18.