DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B vs DeepSeek-V3
Wins 0 of 4 areas
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Wins 4 of 4 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents · Following instructions
DeepSeek-V3 is the stronger all-rounder.DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 14 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the four 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.
Coding, 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-8B 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 DeepSeek-V3 pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+35.3points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+27.1points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+23.4points ahead
Where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 14 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningDeepSeek-V3
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-V3 by 35.330.265.5+35.3
- Humanity's Last Examtie4.24.7tie
Following instructionsDeepSeek-V3
- IFBenchDeepSeek-V3 by 23.417.641+23.4
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.
- Arena HardDeepSeek-V3 by 74.217.291.4+74.2
- DROPDeepSeek-V3 by 41.949.791.6+41.9
- GSM8KDeepSeek-V3 by 21.872.294+21.8
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B by 11.250.439.2+11.2
- LiveCodeBenchDeepSeek-V3 by 9.639.649.2+9.6
- Codeforces (Rating)DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B by 71 rating points12051134+71 rating
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-V3 by 3.26.59.7+3.2
- HumanEvalDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B by 2.367.565.2+2.3
- MATH-500 (EM)DeepSeek-V3 by 1.189.190.2+1.1
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B or DeepSeek-V3?
DeepSeek-V3 wins all four areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, long documents and following instructions. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B wins none, but costs 91% less.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.05 per million output tokens; DeepSeek-V3 costs $0.24 and $0.90. That makes DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B about 91% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 14 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 5 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.