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R1 Distill Qwen 32B vs Kimi K2 Thinking

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

R1 Distill Qwen 32B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at math

Kimi K2 Thinking wins:

  • Larger context window
Price Advantage
R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Benchmark Advantage
R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Context Window
Kimi K2 Thinking
Speed
R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureR1 Distill Qwen 32BKimi K2 Thinking
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyR1 Distill Qwen 32BKimi K2 Thinking
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekMoonshotai
ReleasedJan 2025Nov 2025

R1 Distill Qwen 32B Modalities

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Kimi K2 Thinking Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

R1 Distill Qwen 32B has cheaper input pricing at $0.29/M tokens. R1 Distill Qwen 32B has cheaper output pricing at $0.29/M tokens.
R1 Distill Qwen 32B has a 32,768 token context window, while Kimi K2 Thinking has a 131,072 token context window.
R1 Distill Qwen 32B does not support vision. Kimi K2 Thinking does not support vision.