Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Zero leads with 40.5% higher average benchmark score. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Zero is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Zero was introduced as an experimental variant trained with minimal human supervision, designed to develop reasoning patterns through self-guided reinforcement learning. Built to explore how models can discover analytical strategies independently, it represents research into autonomous reasoning capability 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 Zero
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
DeepInfra

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct