DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs o1-preview Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B and o1-preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

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

Both models are evenly matched across the 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 7B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
OpenAI
o1-preview
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$60.00
Best providerOpenAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only o1-preview specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only o1-preview specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
o1-preview
Input128,000 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is licensed under MIT, while o1-preview 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-preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B was released on 2025-01-20, while o1-preview was released on 2024-09-12.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is 4 months newer than o1-preview.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

4mo newer
o1-preview

Sep 12, 2024

1.5 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

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Key Takeaways

Has open weights
Higher AIME 2024 score (83.3% vs 42.0%)
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (73.3% vs 49.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
OpenAI
o1-preview