# MiniCPM5-1B vs QwQ-32B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniCPM5-1B and QwQ-32B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/minicpm5-1b-vs-qwq-32b
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

QwQ-32B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- QwQ-32B has the higher overall point estimate 62 to 7.02. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AIME 2025 in Mathematics, with scores of 40.4% and 69.5%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniCPM5-1B | QwQ-32B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenBMB | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 131K |
| Overall Score | 7.02 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v4 | 25.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v3 | Coming soon | 66.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 22.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 33.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | Coming soon | 62.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BBH | 71.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 11.1 (Estimated · #181/181)
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 48.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | 70.1% | 90% | QwQ-32B |
| GPQA-D | 26.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | 23.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 65.6% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | Coming soon | 80.9% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| INCLUDE | Coming soon | 69.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 9.7 (#125/128)
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 46.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFEval | 80.4% | 83.9% | QwQ-32B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 12.1 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- QwQ-32B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | QwQ-32B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 40.4% | 69.5% | QwQ-32B |
| AIME26 | 40.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 25.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 91.6% | 98% | QwQ-32B |
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 79.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, MiniCPM5-1B or QwQ-32B?

QwQ-32B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does MiniCPM5-1B cover on BenchLM?

MiniCPM5-1B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does QwQ-32B cover on BenchLM?

QwQ-32B currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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