Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B leads with 11.0% higher average benchmark score. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B was developed as a mid-sized distilled variant based on Qwen, designed to balance reasoning capability with practical deployment considerations. Built to provide strong analytical performance while remaining accessible, it serves applications requiring reliable reasoning without flagship-scale resources.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Base was created as the foundation model in the K2 series, designed to serve as a starting point for fine-tuning and customization. Built to provide strong base capabilities for domain-specific applications, it enables developers to build specialized solutions on Moonshot's architecture.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Kimi K2 Base
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Kimi K2 Base

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Kimi K2 Base