# DeepSeek Coder 1.3B vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

> Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#291); DeepSeek Coder 1.3B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-coder-1-3b-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 3

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek Coder 1.3B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct in 1 category; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads 38.1 to 30.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 29.6% for DeepSeek Coder 1.3B and 52.3% for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 34.5 | 29.7 |
| Rank | — | 291 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.70 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.80 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: 30.7 (#282)
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 22.8% | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 29.6% | 52.3% |
| HumanEval+ | 60.4% | — |
| MBPP+ | 54.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 62.18 | 128.52 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| WinoGrande | 53.3% | — |

## Math

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
| GSM8K | 4.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek Coder 1.3B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 1.3B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 25.4% | — |
| MMLU | 25.8% | — |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek Coder 1.3B better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#291); DeepSeek Coder 1.3B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is DeepSeek Coder 1.3B or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek Coder 1.3B and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek Coder 1.3B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.