Model comparison

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Gemini 2.0 Pro

Gemini 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 26.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 2.0 Pro Google

39.1

Rank #173 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B scores higher in 0 categories and Gemini 2.0 Pro in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 2.0 Pro leads 36.5 to 16.0.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 33.6% for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and 65.7% for Gemini 2.0 Pro.
  • DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and Gemini 2.0 Pro specifications
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BGemini 2.0 Pro
ProviderDeepSeekGoogle
Noometry Index26.139.1
Released2025-01-202025-02-05
WeightsOpenProprietary
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Results tracked514

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 2.0 Pro leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 21.8 (#336), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 37.8 (#187)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BGemini 2.0 Pro
Aider Polyglot—35.6%
BigCodeBench Instruct7%—
LiveBench Coding—63.5%
BigCodeBench Complete7.9%—

Reasoning Gemini 2.0 Pro leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 19.2 (#262), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 22.3 (#198)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BGemini 2.0 Pro
Chess Puzzles0%—
EnigmaEval—0.7%
LiveBench Reasoning—60.1%
LiveBench Data Analysis—68%
Epoch Capabilities Index—135.06
LiveBench—65.1%

Math Gemini 2.0 Pro leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 23.0 (#274), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 39.7 (#100)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BGemini 2.0 Pro
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202521.4%—
LiveBench Math—71%
MATH Level 5—83.5%

Knowledge Gemini 2.0 Pro leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 16.0 (#290), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#167)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BGemini 2.0 Pro
GPQA Diamond33.6%65.7%
Confabulations—18.4%

Instruction Following Not comparable

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: —, Gemini 2.0 Pro: 75.5 (#59)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BGemini 2.0 Pro
LiveBench Instruction Following—83.4%

Long Context Not comparable

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: —, Gemini 2.0 Pro: 29.2 (#292)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BGemini 2.0 Pro
Fiction.LiveBench—41.7%

Writing & Preference Not comparable

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: —, Gemini 2.0 Pro: 52.7 (#165)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5BGemini 2.0 Pro
LiveBench Language—44.9%

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B better than Gemini 2.0 Pro?

Gemini 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 26.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B or Gemini 2.0 Pro better for coding?

Gemini 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.8 versus 21.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and Gemini 2.0 Pro share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B has 5 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 2.0 Pro has 14.

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