Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. GPT-4 Turbo is available on 2 providers. 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.
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo was introduced as an optimized version of GPT-4, designed to provide enhanced performance with improved efficiency and an expanded context window. Built with updated knowledge and refined capabilities, it offered developers a more cost-effective way to leverage GPT-4's advanced reasoning while handling longer conversations and documents.
9 months newer

GPT-4 Turbo
OpenAI
2024-04-09

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-4 Turbo
GPT-4 Turbo
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-4 Turbo
Azure

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-4 Turbo

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-4 Turbo
OpenAI