# DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is a model from DeepSeek with open weights, first recorded on 7 Oct 2026; its release date is not established.

- Developer: DeepSeek
- Id: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B
- Sighting: 2026-10-07T19:44:50.592Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-01-20
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B/paths-info/ad9f0ae0864d7fbcd1cd905e3c6c5b069cc8b562)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1-5b/

## Questions

### Are the weights of DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B publicly available?

Yes. DeepSeek publishes the weights.

### When was DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 7 Oct 2026.

## Evidence links

- [hf-author-artifacts:deepseek-ai](https://huggingface.co/api/models/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B/paths-info/ad9f0ae0864d7fbcd1cd905e3c6c5b069cc8b562)
- [huggingface:deepseek-ai](https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B)

## Signals