Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Zero leads with 30.9% 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
Qwen2 72B was developed as the flagship model in the Qwen2 generation, designed to provide advanced language understanding with 72 billion parameters. Built to deliver strong performance across diverse tasks, it represented a significant advancement in Qwen's model capabilities when introduced.
6 months newer

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

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

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Qwen2 72B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Qwen2 72B Instruct