# DeepSeek Coder 33B vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

> Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#297); DeepSeek Coder 33B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-coder-33b-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 3

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek Coder 33B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct in 1 category, but none of those gaps is larger than the uncertainty.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek Coder 33B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 30.1 |
| Rank | — | 297 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.70 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.80 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek Coder 33B: 38.0 (#184)
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 33B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42% | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 51.1% | 52.3% |
| HumanEval+ | 75% | — |
| MBPP+ | 70.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek Coder 33B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 33B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 96.32 | 128.52 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| WinoGrande | 62% | — |

## Math

- DeepSeek Coder 33B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 33B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
| GSM8K | 35.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek Coder 33B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 33B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.2% | — |
| MMLU | 39.4% | — |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek Coder 33B better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#297); DeepSeek Coder 33B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is DeepSeek Coder 33B or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (38.0 vs 38.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek Coder 33B and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek Coder 33B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.