Model Comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Qwen3 30B A3B
Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, GPQA, LiveCodeBench).
Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 30B A3B has 28.7B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B, making it 1613.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3 30B A3B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B was released on 2025-01-20, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.
Qwen3 30B A3B is 3 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B.
Jan 20, 2025
1.2 years ago
Apr 29, 2025
11 months ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 30B A3B
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Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Qwen3 30B A3B