R1 Distill Llama 70B vs R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Input price
$0.70
$0.29
Output price
$0.80
$0.29
Context window
131K
128K
Throughput
152 tok/s
126 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.001
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
DEEPSEEK-R1-DI
DEEPSEEK-R1-DI
Chat assistant
$306.00
$121.80
RAG / long context
$912.00
$374.10
Agent / tool use
$792.00
$313.20
Efficiency score: R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Across price, speed and reliability, R1 Distill Qwen 32B offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is R1 Distill Llama 70B or R1 Distill Qwen 32B cheaper?+
R1 Distill Qwen 32B has the lower input price — $0.29 vs $0.70 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, R1 Distill Llama 70B or R1 Distill Qwen 32B?+
Across price, speed and reliability, R1 Distill Qwen 32B offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.