Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B leads with 26.3% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available on 6 providers. 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.
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B was introduced as a mid-sized variant in the Llama 3.2 family, designed to offer enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency. Built to provide a balanced option for applications requiring more than lightweight models but less than flagship sizes, it serves diverse use cases in the open-source community.
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Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Bedrock

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
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