Compare/DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Grok-1

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5BvsGrok-1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (9-1)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5BGrok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.111.7
Coding Index
Math Index
22.0
GPQA Diamond
9.8%
MMLU-Pro
26.9%
LiveCodeBench
7.0%
AIME 2025
22.0%
MATH-500
68.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.3%
SciCode
6.6%
IFBench
13.2%
TerminalBench
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B9 wins
1 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.