DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Gemini 3 Flash Comparison
Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B and Gemini 3 Flash across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Gemini 3 Flash is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).
Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B ($0.10/1M tokens) is 5.0x cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens).
For output processing, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B ($0.40/1M tokens) is 7.5x cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash is more expensive than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's 128,000 tokens. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B does not.
Gemini 3 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
Gemini 3 Flash
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is licensed under MIT, while Gemini 3 Flash uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B was released on 2025-01-20, while Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17.
Gemini 3 Flash is 11 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B.
Jan 20, 2025
1.1 years ago
Dec 17, 2025
2 months ago
11mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date.
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Jan 2025
Provider Availability
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is available from DeepInfra. Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
Gemini 3 Flash
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Detailed Comparison
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