DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs Qwen3.7 Max
DeepSeek vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.7 Max has the higher intelligence index (92.3 vs 32.6)
- •DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is cheaper ($0.00 vs $2.50 per 1M input)
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B | Qwen3.7 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 32.6 | 92.3 |
| Developer | DeepSeek | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | — | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.00 / 1M | $2.50 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.00 / 1M | $7.50 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 203 tok/s |
| Released | January 20, 2025 | May 21, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1780000000 | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text |
| Output modalities | — | Text |
Shared benchmarks
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
Qwen3.7 Max
GPQA Diamond
33.8
92.3
Humanity’s Last Exam
3.3
38.1