Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Qwen QwQ 32B vs Reka Edge benchmark

Name: Qwen QwQ 32B vs Reka Edge AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This page compares Qwen QwQ 32B (Alibaba) and Reka Edge (rekaai) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Reka Edge wins on output price at $0.1/1M. Qwen QwQ 32B has the larger context window (131k 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.

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Alibaba

Qwen QwQ 32B

Alibaba specialized open reasoning model competing with frontier closed reasoning models.

Elo 1,495$1.2/1M out

rekaai

Reka Edge

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (rekaai/reka-edge). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.09999999999999999/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Qwen QwQ 32B (8)vsReka Edge (2)

Qwen QwQ 32B: 8W (80%)Overall: Qwen QwQ 32BReka Edge: 2W (20%)

← Qwen QwQ 32BReka Edge →

Qwen QwQ 32B (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,495vs—

Coding Elo

1,520vs—

SWE-bench

67.5%vs—

LiveBench

68%vs—

GPQA Diamond

83.2%vs—

Qwen QwQ 32B: 5WReka Edge: 0W

Qwen QwQ 32B (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

68 tok/svs—

Time to first token

320 msvs—

Qwen QwQ 32B: 2WReka Edge: 0W

Reka Edge (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.2/1Mvs$0.1/1M

Input price

$0.3/1Mvs$0.1/1M

Context window

131kvs16k

Qwen QwQ 32B: 1WReka Edge: 2W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageQwen QwQ 32B 5/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

Reka Edge

$1.10/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,495

EloHigh is better

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Code Elo

High is better

1,520

Code EloHigh is better

—

LiveBench

High is better

68%

LiveBenchHigh is better

—

SWE-bench

High is better

67.5%

SWE-benchHigh is better

—

GPQA

High is better

83.2%

GPQAHigh is better

—

TTFT

Low is better

320 ms

TTFTLow is better

—

Speed

High is better

68 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

—

In $

Low is better

$0.3/1M

In $Low is better

$0.1/1M+200%

Out $

Low is better

$1.2/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.1/1M+1100%

Context

High is better

+700%131k

ContextHigh is better

16k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 82% with Reka Edge

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Qwen QwQ 32B$28.50 / mo

In: $10.50Out: $18.00

Reka Edge$5.00 / mo

In: $3.50Out: $1.50

Estimated Cost Delta

Reka Edge is estimated to save $23.50/month ($282/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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Reka Edge:Pick Reka Edge when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatReka Edge

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGQwen QwQ 32B

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionReka Edge

Reka Edge is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Reka Edge	Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Qwen QwQ 32B	Larger window (131k).
Screenshots / vision	Reka Edge	Reka Edge is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Alibaba

Qwen QwQ 32B

Elo 1,495

LiveBench68%

SWE-bench67.5%

Speed68 tok/s

Output cost$1.2/1M

rekaai

Reka Edge

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$0.1/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Qwen QwQ 32B or Reka Edge?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Qwen QwQ 32B or Reka Edge?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Reka Edge output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $1.2/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Qwen QwQ 32B or Reka Edge?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Qwen QwQ 32B accepts 131k tokens versus 16k.
Can I self-host either model?: Qwen QwQ 32B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Qwen QwQ 32B and Reka Edge Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Qwen QwQ 32B vs Reka Edge benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Qwen QwQ 32B (8)vsReka Edge (2)

Qwen QwQ 32B: 8W (80%)Overall: Qwen QwQ 32BReka Edge: 2W (20%)

← Qwen QwQ 32BReka Edge →

Qwen QwQ 32B (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,495vs—

Coding Elo

1,520vs—

SWE-bench

67.5%vs—

LiveBench

68%vs—

GPQA Diamond

83.2%vs—

Qwen QwQ 32B: 5WReka Edge: 0W

Qwen QwQ 32B (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

68 tok/svs—

Time to first token

320 msvs—

Qwen QwQ 32B: 2WReka Edge: 0W

Reka Edge (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.2/1Mvs$0.1/1M

Input price

$0.3/1Mvs$0.1/1M

Context window

131kvs16k

Qwen QwQ 32B: 1WReka Edge: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatReka Edge

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGQwen QwQ 32B

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionReka Edge

Reka Edge is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Reka Edge	Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Qwen QwQ 32B	Larger window (131k).
Screenshots / vision	Reka Edge	Reka Edge is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Qwen QwQ 32B or Reka Edge?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Qwen QwQ 32B or Reka Edge?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Reka Edge output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $1.2/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Qwen QwQ 32B or Reka Edge?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Qwen QwQ 32B accepts 131k tokens versus 16k.

Can I self-host either model?

Qwen QwQ 32B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Qwen QwQ 32B and Reka Edge Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.