DeepSeek-R1 0528 vs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B
Wins 4 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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DeepSeek-R1 0528 is the stronger all-rounder.DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 18 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30DeepSeek-R1 05283 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20DeepSeek-R1 05282 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10DeepSeek-R1 05281 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10DeepSeek-R1 05281 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B costs 59% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where DeepSeek-R1 0528 pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+45.7points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+41.1points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+14.4points ahead
Where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+2.3points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 18 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingDeepSeek-R1 0528
- Terminal-Bench HardDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 14.415.91.5+14.4
- SciCodeDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 940.331.3+9
ReasoningDeepSeek-R1 0528
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 41.181.340.2+41.1
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 10.715.85.1+10.7
- CritPtDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 1.41.40+1.4
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 11.330.519.2+11.3
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 2.316.618.9+2.3
Following instructionsDeepSeek-R1 0528
- IFBenchDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 1239.627.6+12
Other results9 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- HMMT Feb. 2025DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 43.476.733.3+43.4
- AIME 2025DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 32.587.555+32.5
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 21.491.470+21.4
- AA-OmniscienceDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 19-27.4-46.4+19
- LiveCodeBenchDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 15.873.357.5+15.8
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 14.636.521.9+14.6
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 12.62411.4+12.6
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 5.213.17.9+5.2
- MATH-500 (EM)DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 3.59894.5+3.5
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 0528 or DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B?
DeepSeek-R1 0528 wins four of the five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, long documents and following instructions. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B wins none, but costs 59% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-R1 0528. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-R1 0528 costs $1.35 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens; DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B costs $0.70 and $1.10. That makes DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B about 59% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 18 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 9 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.