Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
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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.
IBM
Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was introduced as an experimental ultra-compact model, designed to demonstrate IBM's progress in efficient model development. Built to explore the boundaries of what small models can achieve for enterprise applications, it represents an early look at next-generation Granite capabilities.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
IBM
2025-05-02
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview