# DeepSeek Coder 6.7B vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

> Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#291); DeepSeek Coder 6.7B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-coder-6-7b-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 6.7B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct in 1 category; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Instruct: 35.5% for DeepSeek Coder 6.7B and 45% for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.1 | 29.7 |
| Rank | — | 291 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.70 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.80 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: 35.2 (#216)
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 35.5% | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 43.8% | 52.3% |
| HumanEval+ | 71.3% | — |
| MBPP+ | 65.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 88.88 | 128.52 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| WinoGrande | 57.6% | — |

## Math

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
| GSM8K | 21.3% | — |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek Coder 6.7B: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek Coder 6.7B | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 36.4% | — |
| MMLU | 36.4% | — |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek Coder 6.7B better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#291); DeepSeek Coder 6.7B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is DeepSeek Coder 6.7B or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek Coder 6.7B and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek Coder 6.7B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.