Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-R1-0528 leads with 29.0% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-R1-0528 offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is $2.25 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, DeepSeek-R1-0528 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-0528 represents a specific release iteration of the DeepSeek-R1 model, developed to incorporate refinements and improvements from ongoing training. Built to provide enhanced reasoning capabilities based on accumulated insights, it continues the evolution of DeepSeek's reasoning-focused architecture.
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B was created as a balanced open-source model, designed to provide strong performance with 70 billion parameters while remaining practical for many deployment scenarios. Built to serve as a versatile foundation for fine-tuning and application development, it combines capability with accessibility in the open-source ecosystem.
10 months newer

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

DeepSeek-R1-0528
DeepSeek
2025-05-28
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-R1-0528

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-R1-0528

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1-0528
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Novita

DeepSeek-R1-0528

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

DeepSeek-R1-0528

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
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