Compare/DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BvsGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Input
$0.27/M
Output
$0.27/M
Speed
59 tok/s
TTFT
0.49s
IBM

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.03/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
386 tok/s
TTFT
7.20s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Benchmarks (10-2)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.27$0.03
Output ($/M tokens)$0.27$0.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B$0.30
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)$0.06

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
59 tok/s
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
386 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
0.49s
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
7.20s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
17.27.0
Coding Index
3.4
Math Index
63.06.7
GPQA Diamond
61.5%33.8%
MMLU-Pro
73.9%46.8%
LiveCodeBench
27.0%12.7%
AIME 2025
63.0%6.7%
MATH-500
94.1%66.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.5%4.2%
SciCode
37.6%10.1%
IFBench
22.9%22.4%
TerminalBench
0.0%
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B10 wins
2 winsGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.09/M tokens vs $0.27/M for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 386 tok/s vs 59 tok/s. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.49s vs 7.20s).

When should I use DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B for stronger benchmark performance, and Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.