Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads with 11.7% higher average benchmark score. 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 7B was created as an efficient instruction-tuned model, designed to provide capable performance with just 7 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring reliable language understanding with minimal computational overhead, it serves as an accessible entry point to the Qwen 2.5 family.
4 months newer

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

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

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Together

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct