Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is 9.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 8.0x more expensive than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input tokens$0.80
Output tokens$4.00
Best providerAWS Bedrock
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B was released on 2025-01-20.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is 3 months newer than Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.5 years ago

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is available from DeepInfra.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
DeepSeek
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (65.2% vs 41.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku is made by Anthropic and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is made by DeepSeek. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3.5 Haiku scores HumanEval: 88.1%, MGSM: 85.6%, DROP: 83.1%, MATH: 69.4%, MMLU-Pro: 65.0%. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B scores MATH-500: 94.5%, AIME 2024: 86.7%, GPQA: 65.2%, LiveCodeBench: 57.5%.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is 8.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku costs $0.80/M input and $4.00/M output via bedrock. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.
Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.80 vs $0.10/M), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is developed by DeepSeek.