Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads with 18.2% higher average benchmark score. GPT-3.5 Turbo is available on 2 providers. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo was developed as an optimized version of GPT-3.5, designed to provide a balance of capability and efficiency for conversational and completion tasks. Built to serve as a cost-effective option for applications requiring reliable language understanding and generation, it became widely adopted for chatbots, content generation, and general-purpose AI assistance.
1 year newer

GPT-3.5 Turbo
OpenAI
2023-03-21

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-3.5 Turbo
GPT-3.5 Turbo
2021-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-3.5 Turbo
Azure

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-3.5 Turbo

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-3.5 Turbo
OpenAI