The AI arena is free today

Open Superagent

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs o1

o1 leads the LLM Stats Score 20.3 to 7.7.

DeepSeek · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

o1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 20.3 to 7.7, ranking #237 overall.

The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose o1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 20.3 and ranks #237 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
DeepSeek
o1
OpenAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.7
#327
20.3
#237
Reasoning
8.1
#317
20.6
#224
Coding
1.9
#269
4.0
#251
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
— / M
$15.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$60.00 / M
Context window
—
200,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
o1
Math
13.9#243
23.9#136
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B · 19 for o1

2 shared

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2024), while o1 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only o1 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only o1 specifies output context (100,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
o1
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is licensed under MIT, while o1 uses a proprietary 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

o1

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B was released on 2025-01-20, while o1 was released on 2024-12-17.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is 1 month newer than o1.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Jan 20, 2025

1.8 years ago

1mo newer
o1

Dec 17, 2024

1.9 years ago

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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B and o1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
✓ Preferred
o1
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs o1.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B or o1?

o1 leads the LLM Stats Score 20.3 to 7.7. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is made by DeepSeek and o1 is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B compare to o1 in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B scores MATH-500: 92.8%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, GPQA: 49.1%, LiveCodeBench: 37.6%. o1 scores GSM8k: 97.1%, MATH: 96.4%, GPQA Physics: 92.8%, MMLU: 91.8%, MGSM: 89.3%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B and o1?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B supports an unknown number of tokens and o1 supports 200K 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 7B and o1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.7 vs 20.3), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B and o1?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is developed by DeepSeek and o1 is developed by OpenAI.

Related comparisons