Qwen: Qwen3 32B
Qwen3 32B is the strongest of the mid-range Qwen3 series, with noticeably better coding and reasoning scores and solid tool/function calling support at a very competitive price. It's a reasonable open-weight option for cost-conscious teams, though it falls well short of top-tier models for demanding business use.
Assessment date: April 4, 2026
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Performance Profile
Qwen3-32B is a dense 32.8B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, optimized for both complex reasoning and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between a "thinking" mode for tasks like math, coding, and logical inference, and a "non-thinking" mode for faster, general-purpose conversation. The model demonstrates strong performance in instruction-following, agent tool use, creative writing, and multilingual tasks across 100+ languages and dialects. It natively handles 32K token contexts and can extend to 131K tokens using YaRN-based scaling.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Tokenizer | Qwen3 |
| Instruct Type | qwen3 |
| Parameters | 32B |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
Intelligence
Technical
Content
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.08 | $0.000080 |
| Output | $0.24 | $0.000240 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
