Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-R1 offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.2 3B Instruct. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is $2.71 cheaper per million tokens. DeepSeek-R1 is available on 5 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 3.2 3B was created as an ultra-compact open-source model, designed to enable on-device and edge deployment scenarios. Built with just 3 billion parameters while retaining instruction-following abilities, it brings Meta's language technology to mobile devices, IoT applications, and resource-constrained environments.
3 months newer

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-R1

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval

DeepSeek-R1

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

DeepSeek-R1

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
DeepInfra