# Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Sonar

> Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen2-5-32b-instruct-vs-sonar
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in math, where Sonar leads 33.7 to 16.2.
- Sonar is cheaper at $1 / $1 per million input/output tokens, against $0.70 / $2.80 for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 30.1 | 38.5 |
| Rank | 297 | 187 |
| Context | 131K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.70 | $1 |
| Output $/M | $2.80 | $1 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169)
- Sonar: 35.7 (#221)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266)
- Sonar: 21.1 (#227)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 128.52 | — |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |

## Math

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296)
- Sonar: 33.7 (#200)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| MATH Level 5 | 56.1% | — |

## Knowledge

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 46.1% | — |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
- Sonar: 71.4 (#150)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
- Sonar: 52.6 (#167)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better than Sonar?

Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct or Sonar?

Sonar is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 32B Instruct lists at $0.70 and $2.80.

### Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct or Sonar better for coding?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.7 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct does, with 131K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Sonar share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.