Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3 0324 leads with 35.5% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-V3 0324 offers 65.5K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is $1.36 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 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 8B was developed as an efficient open-source model, designed to bring capable instruction-following to applications with limited computational resources. Built with 8 billion parameters, it provides a lightweight option for developers seeking reliable performance without the overhead of larger models.
8 months newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

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

DeepSeek-V3 0324

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3 0324

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3 0324
Novita

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

DeepSeek-V3 0324

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

DeepSeek-V3 0324

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
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