Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2.4B diff

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct has 2.4B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B, making it 136.0% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
1.8Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
4.2Bparameters
1.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
4.2B
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B does not.

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct 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

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under MIT.

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

MIT

Open weights

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B was released on 2025-01-20, while Phi-3.5-vision-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is 5 months newer than Phi-3.5-vision-instruct.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Aug 23, 2024

1.6 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

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B (DeepSeek) and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct (Microsoft) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B scores MATH-500: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 52.7%, GPQA: 33.8%, LiveCodeBench: 16.9%. Phi-3.5-vision-instruct scores ScienceQA: 91.3%, POPE: 86.1%, MMBench: 81.9%, ChartQA: 81.8%, AI2D: 78.1%.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is developed by DeepSeek and Phi-3.5-vision-instruct is developed by Microsoft.