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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 vs DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 and DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 leads overall

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 leads in context window and capabilities, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B remains competitive with advantages in max output.

Best for with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324

Long document processingMulti-modal tasks

Best for with DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Long-form content generation

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Technical specifications

	DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324	DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B
Provider	DeepSeek	DeepSeek
Input price	$0.20/M	$0.70/M
Output price	$0.77/M	$0.80/M
Context window	164K	131K
Max output	N/A	16K
Capabilities	Tool useReasoning	Reasoning
Released	Mar 24, 2025	Jan 23, 2025

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