DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs DeepSeek-V3 Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B and DeepSeek-V3 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, LiveCodeBench, MATH-500), while DeepSeek-V3 is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Mon Mar 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
Mon Mar 23 2026 • llm-stats.com
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3
Input tokens$0.27
Output tokens$1.10
Best providerDeepSeek
Notice missing or incorrect data?Start an Issue

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

656.2B diff

DeepSeek-V3 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-V3
671.0Bparameters
14.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
671.0B
DeepSeek-V3

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V3 specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V3 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mon Mar 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is licensed under MIT, while DeepSeek-V3 uses MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed).

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

MIT

Open weights

DeepSeek-V3

MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed)

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B was released on 2025-01-20, while DeepSeek-V3 was released on 2024-12-25.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is 1 month newer than DeepSeek-V3.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

3w newer
DeepSeek-V3

Dec 25, 2024

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.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?Start an Issue discussion

Key Takeaways

Higher AIME 2024 score (80.0% vs 39.2%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (53.1% vs 37.6%)
Higher MATH-500 score (93.9% vs 90.2%)
Larger context window (131,072 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3