DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is a distilled large language model based on [Qwen 2.5 32B](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-32B), using outputs from [DeepSeek R1](/deepseek/deepseek-r1). It outperforms OpenAI's o1-mini across various bench…
Model details →DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GPT-5 Mini is a compact version of GPT-5, designed to handle lighter-weight reasoning tasks. It provides the same instruction-following and safety-tuning benefits as GPT-5, but with reduced latency and cost. GPT-5 Mini is the successor to O…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B | OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 33K | 400K | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.29 | $0.25 | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.29 | $2.00 | 🏆 DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B better than OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B and OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini?
Input: $0.29 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.29 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B and OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini support?
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B supports up to 33K tokens. OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini supports up to 400K tokens.
Do both DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B and OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini support tool calling?
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B: not advertised. OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini: yes.