Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B leads with 1.6% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4o supports multimodal inputs. GPT-4o is available on 2 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B was created through distillation into an ultra-compact Qwen architecture, designed to enable reasoning capabilities on resource-constrained devices. Built with just 1.5 billion parameters, it brings advanced analytical techniques to edge computing and mobile scenarios.
OpenAI
This updated version of GPT-4o was released with refinements to its multimodal capabilities and improved performance across text, vision, and audio tasks. Built to incorporate learnings from the initial GPT-4o deployment, it enhanced reliability and accuracy while maintaining the seamless cross-modal reasoning that defines the GPT-4o family.
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GPT-4o
OpenAI
2024-08-06

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

GPT-4o
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

GPT-4o
Azure

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

GPT-4o

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

GPT-4o
OpenAI