DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs DeepSeek-V3
Wins 0 of 4 areas
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Wins 4 of 4 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents · Following instructions
DeepSeek-V3 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 13 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the four areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Coding, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where DeepSeek-V3 pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+55.7points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+39points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+32.4points ahead
Where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 13 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningDeepSeek-V3
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-V3 by 55.79.865.5+55.7
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-V3 by 1.63.14.7+1.6
Following instructionsDeepSeek-V3
- IFBenchDeepSeek-V3 by 27.813.241+27.8
Other results8 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- MMLU-ProDeepSeek-V3 by 48.92775.9+48.9
- LiveCodeBenchDeepSeek-V3 by 32.316.949.2+32.3
- AIME 2025DeepSeek-V3 by 31.32051.3+31.3
- Codeforces (Rating)DeepSeek-V3 by 180 rating points9541134+180 rating
- HMMT Feb. 2025DeepSeek-V3 by 17.511.729.2+17.5
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-V3 by 10.328.939.2+10.3
- MATH-500 (EM)DeepSeek-V3 by 6.383.990.2+6.3
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-V3 by 4.25.59.7+4.2
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B or DeepSeek-V3?
DeepSeek-V3 wins all four areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, long documents and following instructions. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B wins none.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3. It wins the one coding test both models report.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 13 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 5 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 8 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.