DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs CodeQwen1.5 7B

Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

DeepSeek · 7.6B

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CodeQwen1.5 7B

Alibaba · 7.3B

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Specifications

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7BCodeQwen1.5 7B
Parameters7.6B7.3B
Context131K66K
ArchitectureQwen2ForCausalLMQwen2ForCausalLM
LicenseMITOther
Downloads544.7K1.6K
Released

VRAM by Quantization: DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs CodeQwen1.5 7B

QuantizationBitsDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B VRAMCodeQwen1.5 7B VRAM
Q2_K3.403.6 GB3.5 GB
Q3_K_M3.904.1 GB4.0 GB
Q3_K_S3.503.8 GB3.6 GB
Q4_04.004.2 GB4.1 GB
Q4_K_M4.805.0 GB4.8 GB
Q5_K_M5.705.8 GB5.6 GB
Q6_K6.606.7 GB6.4 GB
Q8_08.008.0 GB7.7 GB

Verdict

CodeQwen1.5 7B needs less VRAM at Q4_K_M (4.8 GB vs 5.0 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B supports a longer context window (131K tokens). DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B or CodeQwen1.5 7B?

At Q4_K_M, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B needs 5.0 GB and CodeQwen1.5 7B needs 4.8 GB, so CodeQwen1.5 7B is the lighter option to run locally.

Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B or CodeQwen1.5 7B?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B supports 131,072 tokens and CodeQwen1.5 7B supports 65,536 tokens.

What is the difference between DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B and CodeQwen1.5 7B?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is a 7.6B model from DeepSeek (Qwen family), while CodeQwen1.5 7B is a 7.3B model from Alibaba (Qwen family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.