Compare/DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Granite 4.0 H Small

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BvsGranite 4.0 H Small

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 4.0 H Small

Input
$0.06/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
524 tok/s
TTFT
8.68s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 4.0 H Small
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 4.0 H Small
Lower Latency
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Benchmarks (9-3)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BGranite 4.0 H Small
Input ($/M tokens)$0.27$0.06
Output ($/M tokens)$0.27$0.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B$0.30
Granite 4.0 H Small$0.08

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
59 tok/s
Granite 4.0 H Small
524 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
0.49s
Granite 4.0 H Small
8.68s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
17.210.8
Coding Index
8.5
Math Index
63.013.7
GPQA Diamond
61.5%41.6%
MMLU-Pro
73.9%62.4%
LiveCodeBench
27.0%25.1%
AIME 2025
63.0%13.7%
MATH-500
94.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.5%3.7%
SciCode
37.6%20.9%
IFBench
22.9%31.5%
TerminalBench
2.3%
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B9 wins
3 winsGranite 4.0 H Small

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B or Granite 4.0 H Small?

Granite 4.0 H Small is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.11/M tokens vs $0.27/M for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Granite 4.0 H Small. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Granite 4.0 H Small generates tokens faster at 524 tok/s vs 59 tok/s. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.49s vs 8.68s).

When should I use DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Granite 4.0 H Small?

Choose based on your priorities: Granite 4.0 H Small for lower cost, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B for stronger benchmark performance, and Granite 4.0 H Small for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.