DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs Qwen2.5-VL-32B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins overall with a score of 69 vs 34 (35 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

84

Qwen2.5-VL-32B

40.8

87
MMLU
43
85
GPQA
42
83
SuperGPQA
40
81
OpenBookQA
38

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

79

Qwen2.5-VL-32B

35

79
HumanEval
35

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

86

Qwen2.5-VL-32B

42

87
AIME 2023
43
89
AIME 2024
45
88
AIME 2025
44
83
HMMT Feb 2023
39
85
HMMT Feb 2024
41
84
HMMT Feb 2025
40
86
BRUMO 2025
42

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

82

Qwen2.5-VL-32B

40

83
SimpleQA
41
81
MuSR
39

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Qwen2.5-VL-32B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) scores higher overall with 69 vs 34, a difference of 35 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Qwen2.5-VL-32B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84 vs 40.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Qwen2.5-VL-32B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 35.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Qwen2.5-VL-32B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in math with an average score of 86 vs 42.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Qwen2.5-VL-32B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 40.