Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3 leads with 2.2% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3 was introduced as a major architectural advancement, developed with 671B mixture-of-experts parameters and trained on 14.8 trillion tokens. Built to be three times faster than V2 while maintaining open-source availability, it demonstrates competitive performance against frontier closed-source models and represents a significant leap in efficient large-scale model design.
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B was created as a compact variant optimized by NVIDIA, designed to bring Llama 3.1 capabilities to more efficient deployments. Built with NVIDIA's efficiency optimizations, it serves applications requiring strong performance with reduced resource requirements.
2 months newer

DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek
2024-12-25

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
2025-03-18
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

DeepSeek-V3

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

DeepSeek-V3

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1