Model comparison

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B vs Qwen3.7 Flash

Qwen3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B DeepSeek

32.7

Rank #252 Confirmed

Qwen3.7 Flash Alibaba (Qwen)

39.9

Rank #156 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.7 Flash in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Flash leads 48.9 to 24.1.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 44.7% for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B and 82.3% for Qwen3.7 Flash.
  • DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B and Qwen3.7 Flash specifications
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14BQwen3.7 Flash
ProviderDeepSeekAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index32.739.9
Released2025-01-202026-07-15
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window—1M
Max output—131K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.03
Output $ / M tokens—$0.13
Results tracked77

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B: 36.9 (#200), Qwen3.7 Flash: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14BQwen3.7 Flash
BigCodeBench Instruct38.1%—
BigCodeBench Complete48.4%—

Reasoning Qwen3.7 Flash leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B: 19.2 (#263), Qwen3.7 Flash: 28.2 (#108)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14BQwen3.7 Flash
Chess Puzzles1%23%
Epoch Capabilities Index135.43144.64
NYT Connections (extended)—43.8%
Mystery Game Puzzles—15%

Math Qwen3.7 Flash leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B: 35.5 (#184), Qwen3.7 Flash: 38.3 (#140)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14BQwen3.7 Flash
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202550.6%86.7%
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—19.3%
MATH Level 587.1%—

Knowledge Qwen3.7 Flash leads

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B: 24.1 (#270), Qwen3.7 Flash: 48.9 (#75)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14BQwen3.7 Flash
GPQA Diamond44.7%82.3%

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B better than Qwen3.7 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B and Qwen3.7 Flash share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B has 7 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Flash has 7.

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