Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct leads with 1.6% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B was developed as a compact distilled model, designed to provide reasoning capabilities in an efficient 7B parameter package. Built to extend analytical AI to a broad range of applications, it balances capability with the practical benefits of a smaller model size.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
6 months newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Bedrock

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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