DeepSeek-R1 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 is the stronger all-rounder.DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 19 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 thinking20DeepSeek-R12 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software20DeepSeek-R12 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10DeepSeek-R11 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10DeepSeek-R11 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 70% 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 pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+47.7points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+30.6points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+11.4points ahead
Where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+9.2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 19 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingDeepSeek-R1
- SciCodeDeepSeek-R1 by 738.331.3+7
- Terminal-Bench HardDeepSeek-R1 by 4.66.11.5+4.6
ReasoningDeepSeek-R1
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-R1 by 30.670.840.2+30.6
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-R1 by 3.48.55.1+3.4
- CritPttie0.60tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyDeepSeek-R1 by 11.330.519.2+11.3
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 9.29.718.9+9.2
Following instructionsDeepSeek-R1
- IFBenchDeepSeek-R1 by 11.43927.6+11.4
Other results10 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 by 396 rating points20291633+396 rating
- AIME 2025DeepSeek-R1 by 157055+15
- AA-OmniscienceDeepSeek-R1 by 14.2-32.2-46.4+14.2
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexDeepSeek-R1 by 13.224.611.4+13.2
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by 10.511.421.9+10.5
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-R1 by 9.879.870+9.8
- HMMT Feb. 2025DeepSeek-R1 by 8.441.733.3+8.4
- LiveCodeBenchDeepSeek-R1 by 663.557.5+6
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-R1 by 3.511.47.9+3.5
- MATH-500 (EM)DeepSeek-R1 by 2.897.394.5+2.8
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B?
DeepSeek-R1 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 70% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-R1. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-R1 costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B costs $0.70 and $1.10. That makes DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B about 70% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 19 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 10 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.