Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Nova Lite leads with 8.2% higher average benchmark score. Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Nova Lite is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
Amazon
Amazon Nova Lite was developed as a lightweight multimodal model, designed to provide efficient AI capabilities for text and image understanding. Built to serve cost-sensitive applications with quick response times, it represents Amazon's entry-level offering in the Nova family.
2 months newer

Nova Lite
Amazon
2024-11-20

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Nova Lite
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Nova Lite
Bedrock

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Nova Lite

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Nova Lite