Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH-500).

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

42.3B diff

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has 42.3B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B, making it 554.9% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
7.6Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
49.9Bparameters
7.6B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
49.9B
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is licensed under MIT, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

MIT

Open weights

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B was released on 2025-01-20, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is 2 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Jan 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Mar 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Higher GPQA score (66.7% vs 49.1%)
Higher MATH-500 score (96.6% vs 92.8%)

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B or Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is made by DeepSeek and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B compare to Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B scores MATH-500: 92.8%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, GPQA: 49.1%, LiveCodeBench: 37.6%. Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 scores MATH-500: 96.6%, MT-Bench: 91.7%, MBPP: 91.3%, Arena Hard: 88.3%, BFCL v2: 73.7%.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Key differences include licensing (MIT vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is developed by DeepSeek and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.