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DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
Price Advantage
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
Context Window
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
Speed
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8BLlama 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 R1 0528 Qwen3 8BLlama 3.1 8B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekMeta-llama
ReleasedUnknownJul 2024

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B Modalities

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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.02/M tokens. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.05/M tokens.
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 7.8, compared to Llama 3.1 8B Instruct's score of 4.9.
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B has a 128,000 token context window, while Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a 16,384 token context window.
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B does not support vision. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct does not support vision.