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Atria Dawn Preview vs DeepSeek R1 Zero

Atria Dawn Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to 16.0.

Shanghai AI Laboratory · DeepSeek · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Atria Dawn Preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 52.3 to 16.0, 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 Zero

  • you are already invested in the DeepSeek ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Atria Dawn Preview
Shanghai AI Laboratory
DeepSeek R1 Zero
DeepSeek
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
52.3
#10
16.0
#226
Reasoning
50.5
#12
16.3
#216
Coding
36.2
#22
4.3
#209
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 Zero

No common benchmarks found

Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek R1 Zerodon'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

73.0B diff

Atria Dawn Preview has 73.0B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Zero, making it 10.9% larger.

Shanghai AI Laboratory
Atria Dawn Preview
744.0Bparameters
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
671.0Bparameters
744.0B
Atria Dawn Preview
671.0B
DeepSeek R1 Zero

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 Zero

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Atria Dawn Preview was released on 2026-09-11, while DeepSeek R1 Zero was released on 2025-01-20.

Atria Dawn Preview is 20 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Zero.

Atria Dawn Preview

Sep 11, 2026

4 days ago

1.6yr newer
DeepSeek R1 Zero

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.

Run your own prompts against Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek R1 Zero side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Atria Dawn Preview
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DeepSeek R1 Zero
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FAQ

Common questions about Atria Dawn Preview vs DeepSeek R1 Zero.

Which is better, Atria Dawn Preview or DeepSeek R1 Zero?

Atria Dawn Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to 16.0. Atria Dawn Preview is made by Shanghai AI Laboratory and DeepSeek R1 Zero 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 Zero 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 Zero scores MATH-500: 95.9%, AIME 2024: 86.7%, GPQA: 73.3%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.

What are the main differences between Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek R1 Zero?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (52.3 vs 16.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek R1 Zero?

Atria Dawn Preview is developed by Shanghai AI Laboratory and DeepSeek R1 Zero is developed by DeepSeek.

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