Model comparison
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Ministral 3B
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and Ministral 3B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (26.1 vs 26.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeek
Mistral AISummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B scores higher in 2 categories and Ministral 3B in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B leads 16.0 to 10.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 33.6% for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and 25.3% for Ministral 3B.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B | Ministral 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 26.1 | 26.2 |
| Released | 2025-01-20 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Results tracked | 5 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 21.8 (#336), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 7% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 7.9% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 19.2 (#262), Ministral 3B: 18.4 (#282)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | — | 51.7% |
| LMCA | — | 5.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 118.1 |
Math Ministral 3B leads
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 23.0 (#274), Ministral 3B: 26.6 (#258)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 21.4% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.4% |
Knowledge DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B leads
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B: 16.0 (#290), Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#302)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33.6% | 25.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B better than Ministral 3B?
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and Ministral 3B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (26.1 vs 26.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and Ministral 3B share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B has 5 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 3B has 6.