Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads with 8.6% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs. Claude 3 Sonnet is available on 3 providers. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet was introduced as the balanced middle tier of the Claude 3 family, offering a combination of strong capabilities and operational speed. Designed to provide an optimal tradeoff between intelligence and performance for everyday tasks, it served as a versatile solution for a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B was developed as a compact distilled variant, designed to bring reasoning capabilities to a more efficient 8B parameter Llama base. Built to democratize access to reasoning-enhanced models, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring analytical depth with limited resources.
10 months newer

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
2024-02-29

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Sonnet

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Claude 3 Sonnet

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B