Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3 0324 leads with 3.3% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3-0324 represents a specific release iteration of DeepSeek-V3, developed to incorporate ongoing improvements and refinements. Built to provide enhanced stability and performance based on deployment learnings, it continues the evolution of the DeepSeek-V3 architecture with iterative enhancements.
2 months newer

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

DeepSeek-V3 0324
DeepSeek
2025-03-25
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek-V3 0324
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek-V3 0324
Novita

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek-V3 0324

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek-V3 0324