Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Grok-2

Grok-2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-2 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Grok-2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-2 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-2 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
xAI
Grok-2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B does not.

Grok-2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is licensed under MIT, while Grok-2 uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

MIT

Open weights

Grok-2

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B was released on 2025-01-20, while Grok-2 was released on 2024-08-13.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is 5 months newer than Grok-2.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Jan 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

5mo newer
Grok-2

Aug 13, 2024

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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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (56.0% vs 33.8%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
xAI
Grok-2

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Grok-2.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B or Grok-2?

Grok-2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is made by DeepSeek and Grok-2 is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B compare to Grok-2 in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B scores MATH-500: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 52.7%, GPQA: 33.8%, LiveCodeBench: 16.9%. Grok-2 scores DocVQA: 93.6%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 87.5%, MATH: 76.1%, MMLU-Pro: 75.5%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and Grok-2?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok-2 supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and Grok-2?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and Grok-2?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is developed by DeepSeek and Grok-2 is developed by xAI.