Model comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Head-to-head evidence from 5 shared benchmark results across 3 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B #160 (Estimated); Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite share 5 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B; 16 to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 5
- DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B only
- 1
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
- 16
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 5 shared benchmark results across 3 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is priced at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Δ | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite63.4 |
| Coding | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2 |
| Reasoning | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B$0 input / $0 output | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3 input / $2.5 output | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B60 tok/s | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B0.84 s | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B128K | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1M | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 54% | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | — | 74% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 1140 | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 26.8% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 32.0% | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | — | 634 | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | — | 16.5% | Not comparable |
Coding4 benchmarks
Reasoning3 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 11.0% | 36.5% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 61.5% | 83.8% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-HLESource | 5.5% | 17.5% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | 6.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 30.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 33.5% | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 79.0% | Not comparable |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 22.9% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite today?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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