Model comparison

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Qwen1.5-7B

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) DeepSeek

37.0

Rank #197 Confirmed

Qwen1.5-7B Alibaba (Qwen)

30.8

Rank #270 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen1.5-7B in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads 50.0 to 29.8.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Qwen1.5-7B specifications
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
ProviderDeepSeekAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index37.030.8
Released2024-09-062024-02-04
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2213

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274), Qwen1.5-7B: 31.6 (#271)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
LMArena Coding13101107
Aider Polyglot17.8%—
BigCodeBench Instruct48.6%—
BigCodeBench Complete53.2%—
HumanEval+83.5%—
MBPP+74.1%—

Reasoning DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145), Qwen1.5-7B: 19.5 (#237)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
LMArena Hard Prompts12891066

Math DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.0 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
LMArena Math12891080

Knowledge DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.2 (#239)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
LMArena Expert12661055
MMLU—62.6%

Multilingual DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.6 (#266)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
LMArena Non-English12731058
LMArena Chinese13171140
LMArena Russian12891006
LMArena French1288—
LMArena German1258—
LMArena Japanese1228—
LMArena Korean1209—
LMArena Spanish1248—

Instruction Following DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189), Qwen1.5-7B: 54.4 (#276)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
LMArena Instruction Following12801058

Long Context DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169), Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#261)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
LMArena Longer Query13011090

Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.8 (#288)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Qwen1.5-7B
LMArena Text12941084
LMArena Creative Writing12851035
LMArena Multi-Turn12971061

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Qwen1.5-7B?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (31.3 vs 31.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Qwen1.5-7B share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.

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