Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Zero leads with 12.5% higher average benchmark score. QwQ-32B-Preview is available on 4 providers. 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
QwQ 32B Preview was introduced as an early access version of the QwQ reasoning model, designed to allow researchers and developers to experiment with advanced analytical capabilities. Built to gather feedback on reasoning-enhanced architecture, it represents an experimental step toward more thoughtful language models.
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QwQ-32B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-11-28

DeepSeek R1 Zero
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Zero

QwQ-32B-Preview
QwQ-32B-Preview
2024-11-28
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Zero

QwQ-32B-Preview
DeepInfra

DeepSeek R1 Zero

QwQ-32B-Preview

DeepSeek R1 Zero

QwQ-32B-Preview
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