Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B leads with 14.5% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is $1.28 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B was created through knowledge distillation from DeepSeek-R1 into a Llama-based architecture, designed to transfer reasoning capabilities to a widely-used open-source foundation. Built to combine DeepSeek's reasoning innovations with Llama's ecosystem compatibility, it enables broader access to advanced reasoning techniques.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
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Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

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