Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B leads with 31.7% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B was created as a larger distilled variant, designed to transfer more of DeepSeek-R1's reasoning capabilities into a Qwen-based foundation. Built to serve applications requiring enhanced analytical depth, it represents a powerful option in the distilled reasoning model family.
Meta
Llama 3.1 8B was developed as an efficient open-source model, designed to bring capable instruction-following to applications with limited computational resources. Built with 8 billion parameters, it provides a lightweight option for developers seeking reliable performance without the overhead of larger models.
6 months newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepInfra

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
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