Key Takeaways
R1 Distill Llama 70B wins:
- Faster response time
- Higher intelligence benchmark
- Better at coding
- Better at math
- Has reasoning mode
- Supports tool calls
Llama Guard 3 8B wins:
- Cheaper input tokens
- Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
Llama Guard 3 8B
Benchmark Advantage
R1 Distill Llama 70B
Context Window
Llama Guard 3 8B
Speed
R1 Distill Llama 70B
Pricing Comparison
Price Comparison
| Metric | R1 Distill Llama 70B | Llama Guard 3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input (per 1M tokens) | $0.03 | $0.02 | Llama Guard 3 8B |
| Output (per 1M tokens) | $0.11 | $0.06 | Llama Guard 3 8B |
| Cache Read (per 1M) | $15000.00 | N/A | R1 Distill Llama 70B |
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Llama Guard 3 8B is 40% cheaper overall.
R1 Distill Llama 70B Providers
Chutes $0.03 (Cheapest)
SambaNova $0.70
DeepInfra $0.70
Vercel $0.75
Groq $0.75
Llama Guard 3 8B Providers
Nebius $0.02 (Cheapest)
Groq $0.20
Cloudflare $0.48
Benchmark Comparison
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Benchmark Scores
| Benchmark | R1 Distill Llama 70B | Llama Guard 3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall intelligence score | 16.0 | - | - |
Coding Index Code generation & understanding | 11.4 | - | - |
Math Index Mathematical reasoning | 53.7 | - | - |
MMLU Pro Academic knowledge | 79.5 | - | - |
GPQA Graduate-level science | 40.2 | - | - |
LiveCodeBench Competitive programming | 26.6 | - | - |
AIME Competition math | 67.0 | - | - |
R1 Distill Llama 70B significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.
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R1 Distill Llama 70B
Other models
Context & Performance
Context Window
R1 Distill Llama 70B
131,072
tokens
Max output: 131,072 tokens
Llama Guard 3 8B
131,072
tokens
Speed Performance
| Metric | R1 Distill Llama 70B | Llama Guard 3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokens/second | 55.3 tok/s | N/A | |
| Time to First Token | 0.87s | N/A |
Capabilities
Feature Comparison
| Feature | R1 Distill Llama 70B | Llama Guard 3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Tool/Function Calls | ||
| Reasoning Mode | ||
| Audio Input | ||
| Audio Output | ||
| PDF Input | ||
| Prompt Caching | ||
| Web Search |
License & Release
| Property | R1 Distill Llama 70B | Llama Guard 3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| License | Open Source | Open Source |
| Author | Deepseek | Meta-llama |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
R1 Distill Llama 70B Modalities
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