Model Comparison

QwQ 32B-Preview
vs. Reka Flash 3

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · Alibaba, Reka AI

Recommended Pick

Alibaba logo QwQ 32B-Preview 8 metric wins

Strongest on: Input price, Output price, TTFT

Lowest Price

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QwQ 32B-Preview

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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QwQ 32B-Preview

42.4 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Reka Flash 3

8.9 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Price gap

QwQ 32B-Preview is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Reka Flash 3.

Reasoning gap

QwQ 32B-Preview leads Reka Flash 3 by 3.1 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

QwQ 32B-Preview wins 8 measurable categories, including Input price, Output price, TTFT, Latency.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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QwQ 32B-Preview

Alibaba

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TTFT

Time

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Cost

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Reka Flash 3

Reka AI

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Which answer was more useful?

AI Chat

Chat with 80+ models

Inference API

EU-hosted inference

Full Comparison

Metric
Top Pick
Alibaba logo QwQ 32B-Preview
Alibaba
Reka AI logo Reka Flash 3
Reka AI
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.00/1M$0.20/1M
Output Cost $0.00/1M$0.80/1M
Blended (3:1) $0.35/1M
Specifications
Organization AlibabaReka AI
Release Date Nov 27, 2024Mar 10, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput 90.7 tok/s
TTFT 2426ms
Latency 24485ms
Composite Indices
Value Score 100.0
Reasoning Score 42.439.3
Intelligence 15.29.5
Coding 8.9
Math 33.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 55.7%52.9%
MMLU Pro 64.8%66.9%
HLE 4.8%5.1%
LiveCodeBench 33.7%43.5%
MATH 500 91.0%89.3%
AIME 2025 33.7%
AIME (Original) 45.3%51.0%
SciCode 3.8%26.7%
LCR 0.0%
IFBench 30.4%
TAU-bench v2 0.0%
TerminalBench Hard 0.0%

Key Takeaways

QwQ 32B-Preview offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

QwQ 32B-Preview has the strongest reasoning profile with a 42.4 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Reka Flash 3 reaches a 8.9 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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QwQ 32B-Preview

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
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Reka Flash 3

  • Code generation
  • Software development