Model comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Gemma 4 12B
Head-to-head evidence from 6 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B #160 (Estimated); Gemma 4 12B #137 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Gemma 4 12B share 6 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B; 17 to Gemma 4 12B.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 6
- DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B only
- 0
- Gemma 4 12B only
- 17
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Gemma 4 12B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 6 shared benchmark results across 4 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.
Gemma 4 12B has the larger context window at 256K, 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 | Gemma 4 12B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B43.4 |
| Knowledge | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B77.5 |
| Math | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B77.5 |
| Multimodal | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B69.1 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemma 4 12B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B$0 input / $0 output | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B60 tok/s | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B0.84 s | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B128K | Gemma 4 12B256K | Gemma 4 12B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 36.3% | Not comparable |
Coding1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-SciCodeSource | 37.6% | 38.2% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
Reasoning4 benchmarks
Knowledge11 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 11.0% | 22.0% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 61.5% | 75.3% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| AA-HLESource | 5.5% | 14.8% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| GPQASource | — | 78.8% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 78.8% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 77.2% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | — | 5.2% | Not comparable |
| MMMLUSource | — | 83.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -51.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 16.0% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 80.8% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | — | 77.5% | Not comparable |
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 22.9% | 73.5% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B and Gemma 4 12B 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 Gemma 4 12B today?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B: $0.00 input / $0.00 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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