Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B leads with 12.9% higher average benchmark score. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B was developed as a compact distilled model, designed to provide reasoning capabilities in an efficient 7B parameter package. Built to extend analytical AI to a broad range of applications, it balances capability with the practical benefits of a smaller model size.
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was created as the instruction-tuned version of the Granite base model, designed to follow instructions reliably in enterprise settings. Built to serve business applications requiring dependable language understanding, it provides IBM's accessible interface for enterprise AI.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
2025-04-16
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct