DeepSeek-V3 is the stronger all-rounder.DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 16 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the two 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 and reasoning 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.
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B costs 74% less for the same work.
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
- Recent programming contest problemsLiveCodeBench v6+23points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+16.4points ahead
Where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 16 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
Other results14 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.
- Arena HardDeepSeek-V3 by 8110.491.4+81
- DROPDeepSeek-V3 by 39.851.891.6+39.8
- MMLUDeepSeek-V3 by 37.850.788.5+37.8
- IFEvalDeepSeek-V3 by 25.660.586.1+25.6
- SuperGPQADeepSeek-V3 by 24.828.953.7+24.8
- MMLU-ProDeepSeek-V3 by 22.453.575.9+22.4
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B by 16.355.539.2+16.3
- GSM8KDeepSeek-V3 by 15.578.594+15.5
- HumanEvalDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B by 14.779.965.2+14.7
- DROP (3-shot F1)DeepSeek-V3 by 14.67791.6+14.6
- AIME 2025DeepSeek-V3 by 12.538.851.3+12.5
- LiveCodeBenchDeepSeek-V3 by 11.637.649.2+11.6
- Codeforces (Rating)DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B by 55 rating points11891134+55 rating
- MATH-500 (EM)DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B by 2.692.890.2+2.6
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B or DeepSeek-V3?
DeepSeek-V3 wins all two areas where both have results: coding and reasoning. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B wins none, but costs 74% less.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; DeepSeek-V3 costs $0.24 and $0.90. That makes DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B about 74% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 16 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 2 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 14 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.