# DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

> Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#297); DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 3

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) scores higher in 1 category and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 59.4% for DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) and 52.3% for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 30.1 |
| Rank | — | 297 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.70 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.80 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): 40.4 (#139)
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.9% | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 59.4% | 52.3% |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 124.77 | 128.52 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 78.8% | — |
| HellaSwag | 87.1% | — |
| PIQA | 83.9% | — |
| WinoGrande | 86.3% | — |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 92.2% | — |
| MMLU | 78.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 80% | — |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#297); DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### Is DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?

DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 38.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.