DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs DeepSeek R1 Zero Comparison

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (LiveCodeBench), while DeepSeek R1 Zero is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, GPQA, MATH-500).

DeepSeek R1 Zero shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

656.2B diff

DeepSeek R1 Zero has 656.2B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B, making it 4433.8% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
14.8Bparameters
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
671.0Bparameters
14.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
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.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

MIT

Open weights

DeepSeek R1 Zero

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Both models were released on 2025-01-20.

They likely represent similar generations of model development.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Higher LiveCodeBench score (53.1% vs 50.0%)
Higher AIME 2024 score (86.7% vs 80.0%)
Higher GPQA score (73.3% vs 59.1%)
Higher MATH-500 score (95.9% vs 93.9%)

Detailed Comparison

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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
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DeepSeek R1 Zero