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  3. Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,425 vs 1,360), while Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (65.2%), while Doubao Lite 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.1/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Doubao Lite 1.5 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

6 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Doubao Lite 1.5 (2)Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (4)
Doubao Lite 1.5
2 of 6 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
4 of 6 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench
ByteDance
Leads 2 of 6 metrics
Doubao Lite 1.5

ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.

Lite 1.5Elo 1,360$0.1/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 4 of 6 metrics
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen-2.5-coder-32b-instruct). Preview until a second source matches.

Elo 1,425$1/1M out

Doubao Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Doubao Lite 1.5
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.28Seed 2.1 Turbo$2.5
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Lite 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct Wins

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Δ 65 Arena Elo pts

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderDoubao Lite 1.5 Wins

Doubao Lite 1.5

$0.1 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Lite 1.5 (5)vsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (4)
Doubao Lite 1.5: 5W (56%)Overall: Doubao Lite 1.5Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: 4W (44%)
← Doubao Lite 1.51 tiesQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct →
🏆Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Preference Elo
1,360vs1,425+65
Coding Elo
1,320vs1,495+175
SWE-bench
46%vs65.2%+19.2%
LiveBench
54%vs64.8%+10.8%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%vs—
Doubao Lite 1.5: 1WQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: 4W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Output speed
180 tok/svs—
Time to first token
110 msvs—
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: 0W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Output price
$0.1/1Mvs$1/1M+$0.9/1M
Input price
$0.04/1Mvs$0.66/1M+$0.62/1M
Context window
33kvs33k
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+65
Doubao Lite 1.51,360
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct1,425
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Coding Elo+175
Doubao Lite 1.51,320
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct1,495
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
LiveBench+10.8%
Doubao Lite 1.554%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct64.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-bench+19.2%
Doubao Lite 1.546%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct65.2%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA Diamond
Doubao Lite 1.564.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—
Time to first token
Doubao Lite 1.5110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—
Output speed
Doubao Lite 1.5180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—
Input price+$0.62/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$0.66/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$0.9/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window
Doubao Lite 1.533k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct33k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Lite 1.5Qwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,360
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,425
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+65
Coding Elo
1,320
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,495
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+175
LiveBench
54%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
64.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
+10.8%
SWE-bench
46%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
65.2%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
+19.2%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.66/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.62/1M
Output price
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.9/1M
Context window
33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
33k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
—
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 92% with Doubao Lite 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Lite 1.5$2.90 / mo
In: $1.4Out: $1.5
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$38.10 / mo
In: $23.1Out: $15
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $35.20/month ($422/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct:Pick Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct:Pick Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGDoubao Lite 1.5

Larger window (33k).

Screenshots / visionQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructHigher SWE-bench (65.2%).
High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGDoubao Lite 1.5Larger window (33k).
Screenshots / visionQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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ByteDance

Doubao Lite 1.5

Elo 1,360
SWE-bench46%
Speed (tok/s)180 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.04/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
Alibaba

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Elo 1,425
SWE-bench65.2%
Speed (tok/s)33k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.66/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,425). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct leads SWE-bench at 65.2% vs 46%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $1/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Doubao Lite 1.5 accepts 33k tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Lite 1.5 and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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