DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs Gemma 3 27B Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B and Gemma 3 27B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Gemma 3 27B is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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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 14B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Google
Gemma 3 27B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.20
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

12.2B diff

Gemma 3 27B has 12.2B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B, making it 82.4% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
14.8Bparameters
Google
Gemma 3 27B
27.0Bparameters
14.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
27.0B
Gemma 3 27B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemma 3 27B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Gemma 3 27B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Google
Gemma 3 27B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3 27B supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B does not.

Gemma 3 27B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3 27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is licensed under MIT, while Gemma 3 27B uses Gemma.

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

MIT

Open weights

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B was released on 2025-01-20, while Gemma 3 27B was released on 2025-03-12.

Gemma 3 27B is 2 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Jan 20, 2025

1.1 years ago

Gemma 3 27B

Mar 12, 2025

1.0 years ago

1mo newer

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

Higher GPQA score (59.1% vs 42.4%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (53.1% vs 29.7%)
Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Google
Gemma 3 27B