Alibaba (Qwen), open weights

# Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

> Qwen2.5 32B Instruct by Alibaba (Qwen), released September 2024. Ranked #297 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 30.1. API: $0.70 in / $2.80 out per M tokens. 131K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 297th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.1. Its strongest category is coding, where it ranks 169th. API pricing starts at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens, with a 131K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #297 of 354
- **Index score:** 30.1
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 7 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba)
- **Released:** September 1, 2024
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** No
- **Context window:** 131K
- **Max output:** 8K
- **Input price:** $0.70 / M
- **Output price:** $2.80 / M
- **Blended price:** $1.22 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #145 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** April 2024
- **Input:** text

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct category scores

1.  Coding 38.7
2.  Reasoning 19.2
3.  Math 16.2
4.  Knowledge 24.9
5.  010203040

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 38.7 | #169 | 2 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.2 | #266 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 16.2 | #296 | 2 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 24.9 | #266 | 1 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Qwen2.5 32B Instruct places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 38.7 | +0.0 | #169 of 340, top 50% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.2 | −4.4 | #266 of 350, top 76% |

### Weakest categories

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 16.2 | −20.3 | #296 of 327, top 91% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 24.9 | −12.4 | #266 of 314, top 85% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Qwen2.5 32B Instruct. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Qwen1.5-32B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-32b) | #293 | 30.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen1-5-32b-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |
| [Amazon Nova Micro](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-micro) | #294 | 30.4 | $0.0613 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |
| [Olmo 7b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/olmo-7b-instruct) | #295 | 30.3 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-7b-instruct-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |
| [Magistral Small](https://noometry.com/models/magistral-small) | #296 | 30.2 | $0.75 | 0 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/magistral-small-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |
| [Palm 2](https://noometry.com/models/palm-2) | #298 | 30.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/palm-2-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |
| [Gemma 7B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-7b) | #299 | 30.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-7b-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |
| [Qwen2-72B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-72b) | #300 | 30.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen2-5-32b-instruct-vs-qwen2-72b) |
| [Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-1-5-flash-8b) | #301 | 29.9 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-5-flash-8b-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 45% | #21 of 64, top 33% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-09-19 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 52.3% | #28 of 66, top 43% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-09-19 |

### Reasoning

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 0% | #126 of 129, top 98% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-30 |
| [Epoch Capabilities Index](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/epoch-capabilities-index) | 128.52 | #146 of 213, top 69% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/eci) | 2024-09-17 |

### Math

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 7.4% | #140 of 173, top 81% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-02-25 |
| [MATH Level 5](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/math-level-5) | 56.1% | #42 of 79, top 54% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-01-30 |

### Knowledge

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 46.1% | #141 of 186, top 76% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-01-30 |

## API pricing by provider

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [alibaba](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/models) | $0.70 | $2.80 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All Alibaba (Qwen) API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/alibaba) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Magistral Small](https://noometry.com/compare/magistral-small-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Palm 2](https://noometry.com/compare/palm-2-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Olmo 7b Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-7b-instruct-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Gemma 7B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-7b-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Amazon Nova Micro](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen2-72B](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen2-5-32b-instruct-vs-qwen2-72b)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)

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-   [Qwen3.7 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-plus)45.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 297th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.1. Its strongest category is coding, where it ranks 169th. API pricing starts at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens, with a 131K-token context window.

### How much does Qwen2.5 32B Instruct cost?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens on Alibaba (Qwen)'s own API.

### What is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct's context window?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct accepts up to 131K tokens of input and can write up to 8K tokens in one response.

### Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct open source?

Yes. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Qwen2.5 32B Instruct's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct places best in coding, reasoning and lowest in math, knowledge.

### What is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct best at?

Its best category is coding, where it ranks 169th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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