Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3 0324 leads with 12.8% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-V3 0324 offers 71.7K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, DeepSeek-V3 0324 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3-0324 represents a specific release iteration of DeepSeek-V3, developed to incorporate ongoing improvements and refinements. Built to provide enhanced stability and performance based on deployment learnings, it continues the evolution of the DeepSeek-V3 architecture with iterative enhancements.
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.
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

DeepSeek-V3 0324
DeepSeek
2025-03-25
Cost per million tokens (USD)

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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3 0324

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3 0324
Novita

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

DeepSeek-V3 0324

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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