Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

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

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while GPT-3.5 Turbo is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-3.5 Turbo specifies input context (16,385 tokens). Only GPT-3.5 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is licensed under MIT, while GPT-3.5 Turbo uses a proprietary license.

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

MIT

Open weights

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B was released on 2025-01-20, while GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is 22 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Jan 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

1.8yr newer
GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

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GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (59.1% vs 30.8%)
OpenAI
Larger context window (16,385 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs GPT-3.5 Turbo.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B or GPT-3.5 Turbo?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is made by DeepSeek and GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B compare to GPT-3.5 Turbo in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B scores MATH-500: 93.9%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 59.1%, LiveCodeBench: 53.1%. GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B and GPT-3.5 Turbo?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B supports an unknown number of tokens and GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B and GPT-3.5 Turbo?

Key differences include licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B and GPT-3.5 Turbo?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is developed by DeepSeek and GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI.