Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads with 22.9% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4o supports multimodal inputs. GPT-4o 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
This updated version of GPT-4o was released with refinements to its multimodal capabilities and improved performance across text, vision, and audio tasks. Built to incorporate learnings from the initial GPT-4o deployment, it enhanced reliability and accuracy while maintaining the seamless cross-modal reasoning that defines the GPT-4o family.
5 months newer

GPT-4o
OpenAI
2024-08-06

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-4o
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-4o
Azure

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-4o

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-4o
OpenAI