Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads with 6.6% 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
Qwen2 72B was developed as the flagship model in the Qwen2 generation, designed to provide advanced language understanding with 72 billion parameters. Built to deliver strong performance across diverse tasks, it represented a significant advancement in Qwen's model capabilities when introduced.
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Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2 72B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2 72B Instruct