Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Zero leads with 27.8% higher average benchmark score. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Zero is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Zero was introduced as an experimental variant trained with minimal human supervision, designed to develop reasoning patterns through self-guided reinforcement learning. Built to explore how models can discover analytical strategies independently, it represents research into autonomous reasoning capability development.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 14B was developed as a mid-sized instruction-tuned model, designed to balance capability and efficiency for diverse language tasks. Built with 14 billion parameters, it provides strong performance for applications requiring reliable instruction-following without the resource demands of larger models.
4 months newer

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

DeepSeek R1 Zero
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct