Model comparison

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.7 to 26.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B DeepSeek

32.7

Rank #252 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B scores higher in 0 categories and DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B in 4 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in coding, where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B leads 36.9 to 21.8.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is BigCodeBench Complete: 7.9% for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and 48.4% for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B.

Side by side

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B specifications
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B
ProviderDeepSeekDeepSeek
Noometry Index26.132.7
Released2025-01-202025-01-20
WeightsOpenOpen
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Results tracked57

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 21.8 (#336), DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B: 36.9 (#200)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B
BigCodeBench Instruct7%38.1%
BigCodeBench Complete7.9%48.4%

Reasoning Too close to call

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 19.2 (#262), DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B: 19.2 (#263)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B
Chess Puzzles0%1%
Epoch Capabilities Index—135.43

Math DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 23.0 (#274), DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B: 35.5 (#184)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202521.4%50.6%
MATH Level 5—87.1%

Knowledge DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 16.0 (#290), DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B: 24.1 (#270)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B
GPQA Diamond33.6%44.7%

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B better than DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B?

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.7 to 26.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B or DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B better for coding?

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.9 versus 21.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B share?

5 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B has 5 scored results on Noometry and DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B has 7.

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