Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-R1 offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is $0.96 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1 was developed as a reasoning-focused language model, designed to combine chain-of-thought reasoning with reinforcement learning techniques. Built to excel at complex problem-solving through trial-and-error learning and deliberate analytical processes, it demonstrates the power of efficient training methods in open-source model development.
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
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-R1

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval

DeepSeek-R1

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

DeepSeek-R1

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Replicate
Together