DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B vs GPT-4o
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Wins 4 of 5 areas
Coding · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
GPT-4o 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.
- CodingWriting and fixing software02GPT-4o2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02GPT-4o2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01GPT-4o1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01GPT-4o1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking11Even1 each · 1 tie
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 91% 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 GPT-4o pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+46points ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+43.2points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+12.4points ahead
Where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B pulls ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+3.3points 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.
CodingGPT-4o
- Terminal-Bench HardGPT-4o by 6.81.58.3+6.8
- SciCodeGPT-4o by 231.333.3+2
ReasoningEven
- GPQA DiamondGPT-4o by 12.440.252.6+12.4
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 3.35.11.8+3.3
- CritPttie00tie
FactsGPT-4o
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGPT-4o by 43.218.962.1+43.2
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGPT-4o by 4.519.223.7+4.5
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.
- Codeforces (Rating)DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 874 rating points1633759+874 rating
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 60.7709.3+60.7
- AIME 2025DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 43.35511.7+43.3
- AA-OmniscienceGPT-4o by 35.9-46.4-10.5+35.9
- MATH-500 (EM)DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 19.994.574.6+19.9
- LiveCodeBenchDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 19.257.538.3+19.2
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGPT-4o by 12.811.424.2+12.8
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)GPT-4o by 721.928.9+7
- AA Intelligencetie7.97.3tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B or GPT-4o?
GPT-4o wins four of the five areas where both have results: coding, facts, long documents and following instructions. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B wins none, but costs 91% less. They are level on reasoning.
Which is better for coding?
GPT-4o. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B costs $0.70 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens; GPT-4o costs $5.00 and $15.00. That makes DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B about 91% 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.