Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads with 4.8% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. 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.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct represents a further evolution of the Small model series, developed with continued refinements to instruction-following and task performance. Built to incorporate ongoing improvements, it provides the latest capabilities in Mistral's intermediate-scale offering.
5 months newer

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

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-06-20
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct