DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B | Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 14.8B | 4.7B |
| Context | 131K | 262K |
| Architecture | Qwen2ForCausalLM | Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration |
| License | MIT | Apache 2.0 |
| Downloads | 742.0K | 181 |
| Released | Feb 2025 | May 2026 |
VRAM by Quantization: DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B vs Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP
| Quantization | Bits | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B VRAM | Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.40 | 7.0 GB | — |
| Q3_K_M | 3.90 | 7.9 GB | — |
| Q3_K_S | 3.50 | 7.2 GB | — |
| Q4_0 | 4.00 | 8.1 GB | — |
| Q4_K_M | 4.80 | 9.6 GB | — |
| Q5_K_M | 5.70 | 11.2 GB | — |
| Q6_K | 6.60 | 12.9 GB | — |
| Q8_0 | 8.00 | 15.5 GB | — |
Verdict
Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP supports a longer context window (262K tokens). DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B or Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B supports 131,072 tokens and Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP supports 262,144 tokens.
- What is the difference between DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B and Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is a 14.8B model from DeepSeek (Qwen family), while Qwen3.5 4B MiniFantasy MTP is a 4.7B model from MuXodious (Qwen family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.