Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads with 18.3% 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 7B was created as an efficient variant in the Qwen2 family, designed to provide capable instruction-following with 7 billion parameters. Built to serve as a practical foundation for applications requiring reliable language understanding, it balances performance with deployment efficiency.
6 months newer

Qwen2 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2 7B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2 7B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Qwen2 7B Instruct