Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

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 Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Microsoft
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

45.2B diff

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct has 45.2B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B, making it 305.4% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
14.8Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
60.0Bparameters
14.8B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
60.0B
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

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

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B was released on 2025-01-20, while Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct was released on 2024-08-23.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is 5 months newer than Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

Aug 23, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Higher GPQA score (59.1% vs 36.8%)
Microsoft

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
Microsoft
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is made by DeepSeek and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B scores MATH-500: 93.9%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 59.1%, LiveCodeBench: 53.1%. Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct scores ARC-C: 91.0%, OpenBookQA: 89.6%, GSM8k: 88.7%, PIQA: 88.6%, RULER: 87.1%.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is developed by DeepSeek and Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct is developed by Microsoft.