Model comparison
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B vs Step 5 Preview
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 32.9 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5-Coder-32B costs 1.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Step 5 Preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Step 5 Preview leads 50.6 to 22.4.
- Qwen2.5-Coder-32B is cheaper at $0.66 / $1 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2.70 for Step 5 Preview.
- Step 5 Preview accepts more context: 1.02M tokens versus 33K.
- Qwen2.5-Coder-32B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 32.9 | 43.8 |
| Released | 2024-09-18 | 2026-09-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 33K | 1.02M |
| Max output | 29K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.66 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1 | $2.70 |
| Results tracked | 31 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 5 Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 22.4 (#328), Step 5 Preview: 50.6 (#40)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 9% | — |
| Aider Polyglot | 16.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1569 |
| SciCode | — | 58.9% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 49% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 56.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1276 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 58% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 87.2% | — |
| MBPP+ | 77% | — |
Reasoning Step 5 Preview leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 20.4 (#220), Step 5 Preview: 38.0 (#58)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 20.9% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 42.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1251 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 49.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.41 | — |
| HellaSwag | 83% | — |
| LiveBench | 46.2% | — |
| WinoGrande | 80.8% | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 30.8 (#203), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 46.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1251 | — |
| GSM8K | 93% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 32.9 (#200), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1221 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 70.5% | — |
| MMLU | 79.1% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 38.0 (#230), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1205 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1222 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1228 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 61.6 (#240), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.7% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1223 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 37.9 (#204), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1251 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 41.8 (#235), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1230 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1222 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 23.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5-Coder-32B better than Step 5 Preview?
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 32.9 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5-Coder-32B costs 1.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Step 5 Preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5-Coder-32B or Step 5 Preview?
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B is cheaper. It lists at $0.66 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens; Step 5 Preview lists at $1 and $2.70.
Is Qwen2.5-Coder-32B or Step 5 Preview better for coding?
Step 5 Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.6 versus 22.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Step 5 Preview does, with 1.02M tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5-Coder-32B and Step 5 Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5-Coder-32B has 31 scored results on Noometry and Step 5 Preview has 3.