Model comparison
Claude 4 Sonnet vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Head-to-head evidence from 6 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 4 Sonnet #158 (Supported); DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B #160 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 4 Sonnet and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B share 6 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 10 results are unique to Claude 4 Sonnet; 0 to DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 6
- Claude 4 Sonnet only
- 10
- DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B only
- 0
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude 4 Sonnet and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 6 shared benchmark results across 4 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Claude 4 Sonnet is priced at $3.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B. Claude 4 Sonnet has the larger context window at 200K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude 4 Sonnet | Δ | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Claude 4 Sonnet72.7 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BNot measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 4 Sonnet | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 4 Sonnet$3 input / $15 output | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B$0 input / $0 output | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 4 Sonnet40 tok/s | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B60 tok/s | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 4 Sonnet1.33 s | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B0.84 s | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 4 Sonnet200K | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B128K | Claude 4 Sonnet lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic3 benchmarks
Coding2 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4 Sonnet | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 25.5% | 11.0% | Claude 4 Sonnet leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 68.3% | 61.5% | Claude 4 Sonnet leads |
| AA-HLESource | 4.0% | 5.5% | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -9.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 22.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 40.8% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4 Sonnet | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 45.4% | 22.9% | Claude 4 Sonnet leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude 4 Sonnet and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude 4 Sonnet and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B today?
Claude 4 Sonnet: $3.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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