Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026
This page compares Gemini 2.5 Pro (Google) and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. On preference Elo, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is ahead by 75 points (1,425 vs 1,350; lmarena (Aug 17, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct resolves 65.2% versus 63.8% (swebench (Aug 17, 2026)). Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct wins on output price at $1/1M. Gemini 2.5 Pro has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.
Alibaba
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructAuto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen-2.5-coder-32b-instruct). Preview until a second source matches.
Instant pairwise benchmark recalculation across 400+ LLMs
Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
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75 pts advantage
No shared data
$9.00/1M cheaper
Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is estimated to save $155.65/month ($1,868/year).
Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).
Lower output list price ($1/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (1M).
Gemini 2.5 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Higher SWE-bench (65.2%). |
| High-volume chat | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Lower output list price ($1/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Larger window (1M). |
| Screenshots / vision | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Gemini 2.5 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
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