Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B leads with 3.1% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of the 3.1 base model, designed to deliver improved instruction-following with refinements from the updated architecture. Built to serve diverse applications with enhanced reliability, it advances the Small model line's capabilities.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-03-17
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct