Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B leads with 39.3% higher average benchmark score. 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B was created as an efficient coding-specialized model, designed to bring strong programming capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built with 7 billion parameters optimized for code understanding and generation, it provides developers with a lightweight option for code-related tasks.
4 months newer

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

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Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

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