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Deepseek
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DeepSeek V3 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
DeepSeek V3
Benchmark Advantage
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Context Window
DeepSeek V3
Speed
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekMeta-llama
ReleasedDec 2024Jul 2024

DeepSeek V3 Modalities

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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek V3 has cheaper input pricing at $0.01/M tokens. DeepSeek V3 has cheaper output pricing at $0.03/M tokens.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 4.9, compared to DeepSeek V3's score of N/A.
DeepSeek V3 has a 163,840 token context window, while Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a 16,384 token context window.
DeepSeek V3 does not support vision. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct does not support vision.