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DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B by DeepSeek ranks 339th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 26.1. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 262nd.
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Specifications
- Noometry rank
- #339 of 354
- Index score
- 26.1
- Evidence
- Confirmed 5 results
- Provider
DeepSeek- Released
- January 20, 2025
- Weights
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- Unknown
- Context window
- —
- Max output
- —
- Input price
- Not listed
- Output price
- Not listed
- Blended price
- Not listed
- Output speed
- Not measured
- Value
- Not ranked
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
Category scores
Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.
- Coding 21.8
- Reasoning 19.2
- Math 23.0
- Knowledge 16.0
Strengths and weaknesses
Categories where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.
Strongest categories
Closest competitors
The models ranked just above and below DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen Turbo | #335 | 27.1 | $0.0875 | — | Compare |
| Qwen3-1.7B | #336 | 26.6 | — | — | Compare |
| Mistral Nemo | #337 | 26.4 | $0.15 | — | Compare |
| Ministral 3B | #338 | 26.2 | $0.10 | — | Compare |
| Claude 3 Haiku | #340 | 25.9 | — | 41 | Compare |
| Gemma 2 9B | #341 | 25.9 | — | — | Compare |
| Dolly 2.0-12b | #342 | 25.5 | — | — | Compare |
| GPT-4o mini | #343 | 25.5 | $0.26 | 120 | Compare |
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Benchmark results
Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.
Coding
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 7% | #64 of 64, top 100% | BigCodeBench | 2025-01-20 | |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 7.9% | #66 of 66, top 100% | BigCodeBench | 2025-01-20 |
Reasoning
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | #109 of 129, top 85% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-28 |
Math
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 21.4% | #125 of 173, top 73% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-28 |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33.6% | #163 of 186, top 88% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-28 |
Compare DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Ministral 3B
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Claude 3 Haiku
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Mistral Nemo
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Gemma 2 9B
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Qwen3-1.7B
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Dolly 2.0-12b
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs GPT-6 Astra
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Claude Fable 5.1
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Kimi K3
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Grok 4.6
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Qwen3.8 Max
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs GLM-5.3
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B vs Muse Spark 1.3
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Frequently asked questions
How good is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B?
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B by DeepSeek ranks 339th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 26.1. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 262nd.
Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B open source?
Yes. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.
What are DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B's strengths and weaknesses?
Relative to other ranked models, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B places best in reasoning, math and lowest in coding, knowledge.
What is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B best at?
Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 262nd on Noometry.