DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs GLM-4.5-Air
GLM-4.5-Air leads the LLM Stats Score 24.4 to 10.9.
DeepSeek · Zhipu AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GLM-4.5-Air leads the overall LLM Stats Score 24.4 to 10.9, ranking #163 overall.
In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, GLM-4.5-Air wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
- you are already invested in the DeepSeek ecosystem
Choose GLM-4.5-Air
- overall performance matters — it scores 24.4 and ranks #163 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
4 reported for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B · 14 for GLM-4.5-Air
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while GLM-4.5-Air is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2024, GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MATH-500).
GLM-4.5-Air significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
GLM-4.5-Air has 91.2B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B, making it 616.2% larger.
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under MIT.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
MIT
Open weights
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B was released on 2025-01-20, while GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28.
GLM-4.5-Air is 6 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B.
Jan 20, 2025
1.6 years ago
Jul 28, 2025
1.1 years ago
6mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B and GLM-4.5-Air side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs GLM-4.5-Air.