Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) vs. Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)
Comparison between Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) and Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) across intelligence, price, speed, context window and more.
For details relating to our methodology, see our Methodology page.
Highlights
Model Comparison
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) | Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 7* | 11 | Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) is more intelligent than Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) |
| Price per 1M Tokens | $0.45 | $1.47 | Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper than Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) |
| Output Speed | 62 tokens/s | 103 tokens/s | Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) is faster than Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) |
| Time to First Token | 2.71s | 2.42s | Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) responds faster than Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) |
| Context Window | 33k tokens~49 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | 33k tokens~49 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Both Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) and Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) have the same sized context window |
| Release Date | April 2025 | April 2025 | Both Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) and Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) have the same release date |
| Parameters | 14.8B | 32.8B | Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) has more parameters than Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) has reasoning while Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) does not |
| Image Input Support | No | No | Neither Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) nor Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) have image input support |
| Open Source (Weights) | Both Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) and Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) are open source | ||
| License | |||
| License Supports Commercial Use Without Restrictions | Yes | Yes | Both Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) and Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) have license supports commercial use without restrictions |
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic tool use
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Scientific reasoning
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Agentic knowledge work, Elo
Agentic SaaS workflows
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Instruction following
Long-horizon agentic tasks
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
AA-Briefcase
AA-Briefcase Elo
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Openness Index
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Token Use
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Context Window
Context Window
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) is more intelligent. Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) scores 11, compared with Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) at 7 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) is faster. Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) generates 103.4 tokens per second, compared with Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) at 62.0 tokens per second.
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper. Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.45 per 1M tokens, compared with Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) at $1.47 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) has lower latency. Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) has a time to first token of 2.42s, compared with Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) at 2.71s.
Both models have a context window of 33k tokens.