Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B leads with 1.7% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B was created as a compact variant optimized by NVIDIA, designed to bring Llama 3.1 capabilities to more efficient deployments. Built with NVIDIA's efficiency optimizations, it serves applications requiring strong performance with reduced resource requirements.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
2025-03-18
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1