DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs MiniMax M2 Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B and MiniMax M2 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while MiniMax M2 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

MiniMax M2 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
MiniMax
MiniMax M2
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMiniMax
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

215.2B diff

MiniMax M2 has 215.2B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B, making it 1454.1% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
14.8Bparameters
MiniMax
MiniMax M2
230.0Bparameters
14.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
230.0B
MiniMax M2

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only MiniMax M2 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only MiniMax M2 specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
MiniMax
MiniMax M2
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
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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

MiniMax M2

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B was released on 2025-01-20, while MiniMax M2 was released on 2025-10-27.

MiniMax M2 is 9 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

MiniMax M2

Oct 27, 2025

4 months ago

9mo 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

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (78.0% vs 59.1%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (83.0% vs 53.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
MiniMax
MiniMax M2