Model Comparison

R1 Distill Qwen 14B
vs. Doubao Seed Code

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · DeepSeek, ByteDance Seed

Recommended Pick

ByteDance Seed logo Doubao Seed Code 11 metric wins

Strongest on: Reasoning, Intelligence, Math

Lowest Price

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R1 Distill Qwen 14B

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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Doubao Seed Code

56.4 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Doubao Seed Code

31.3 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Reasoning gap

Doubao Seed Code leads R1 Distill Qwen 14B by 7.6 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Doubao Seed Code wins 11 measurable categories, including Reasoning, Intelligence, Math, GPQA.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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R1 Distill Qwen 14B

DeepSeek

Waiting

TTFT

Time

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Tokens

Cost

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Doubao Seed Code

ByteDance Seed

Waiting

TTFT

Time

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AI Chat

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Inference API

EU-hosted inference

Full Comparison

Metric
DeepSeek logo R1 Distill Qwen 14B
DeepSeek
Top Pick
ByteDance Seed logo Doubao Seed Code
ByteDance Seed
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.00/1M$0.00/1M
Output Cost $0.00/1M$0.00/1M
Specifications
Organization DeepSeekByteDance Seed
Release Date Jan 20, 2025Nov 11, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput
TTFT
Latency
Composite Indices
Reasoning Score 48.856.4
Intelligence 15.833.5
Coding 31.3
Math 55.779.3
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 48.4%76.4%
MMLU Pro 74.0%85.4%
HLE 4.4%13.3%
LiveCodeBench 37.6%76.6%
MATH 500 94.9%
AIME 2025 55.7%79.3%
AIME (Original) 66.7%
SciCode 23.9%40.7%
LCR 7.0%65.3%
IFBench 22.1%51.4%
TAU-bench v2 58.2%
TerminalBench Hard 26.5%

Key Takeaways

R1 Distill Qwen 14B offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Doubao Seed Code has the strongest reasoning profile with a 56.4 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Doubao Seed Code reaches a 31.3 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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R1 Distill Qwen 14B

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
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Doubao Seed Code

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development