DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B | Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1.8B | 235.1B |
| Context | 131K | 262K |
| Architecture | Qwen2ForCausalLM | Qwen3MoeForCausalLM |
| License | MIT | Apache 2.0 |
| Downloads | 788.2K | 283 |
| Released | Feb 2025 | Mar 2026 |
VRAM by Quantization: DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603
| Quantization | Bits | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B VRAM | Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603 VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.40 | 1.1 GB | — |
| Q3_K_M | 3.90 | 1.2 GB | — |
| Q4_K_M | 4.80 | 1.4 GB | — |
| Q5_K_M | 5.70 | 1.6 GB | — |
| Q6_K | 6.60 | 1.8 GB | — |
| Q8_0 | 8.00 | 2.1 GB | — |
Verdict
Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603 supports a longer context window (262K tokens). DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B or Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B supports 131,072 tokens and Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603 supports 262,144 tokens.
- What is the difference between DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is a 1.8B model from DeepSeek (Qwen family), while Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603 is a 235.1B model from NVIDIA (Qwen family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.