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Atria Dawn Preview vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Atria Dawn Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to -3.0.

Shanghai AI Laboratory · DeepSeek · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Atria Dawn Preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 52.3 to -3.0, ranking #10 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Atria Dawn Preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 52.3 and ranks #10 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

  • you are already invested in the DeepSeek ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Atria Dawn Preview
Shanghai AI Laboratory
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
DeepSeek
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
52.3
#10
-3.0
#342
Reasoning
50.5
#12
-2.6
#332
Coding
36.2
#22
-4.6
#259
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Individual benchmarks

12 reported for Atria Dawn Preview · 4 for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

No common benchmarks found

Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

742.2B diff

Atria Dawn Preview has 742.2B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B, making it 41697.8% larger.

Shanghai AI Laboratory
Atria Dawn Preview
744.0Bparameters
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
1.8Bparameters
744.0B
Atria Dawn Preview
1.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under MIT.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Atria Dawn Preview

MIT

Open weights

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Atria Dawn Preview was released on 2026-09-11, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B was released on 2025-01-20.

Atria Dawn Preview is 20 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B.

Atria Dawn Preview

Sep 11, 2026

4 days ago

1.6yr newer
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Jan 20, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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Atria Dawn Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Atria Dawn Preview vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B.

Which is better, Atria Dawn Preview or DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B?

Atria Dawn Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to -3.0. Atria Dawn Preview is made by Shanghai AI Laboratory and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is made by DeepSeek. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Atria Dawn Preview compare to DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B in benchmarks?

Atria Dawn Preview scores DeepSearchQA: 96.0%, BrowseComp: 92.5%, CyberGym: 86.5%, MLE-Bench Lite: 86.2%, WideSearch: 81.9%. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B scores MATH-500: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 52.7%, GPQA: 33.8%, LiveCodeBench: 16.9%.

What are the main differences between Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (52.3 vs -3.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B?

Atria Dawn Preview is developed by Shanghai AI Laboratory and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is developed by DeepSeek.

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