DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Gemma 3 4B Comparison
Comparing DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B and Gemma 3 4B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Gemma 3 4B is better at 0 benchmarks.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B 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 more expensive than Gemma 3 4B ($0.02/1M tokens).
For output processing, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B ($0.40/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Gemma 3 4B ($0.04/1M tokens).
In conclusion, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is more expensive than Gemma 3 4B.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B has 66.6B more parameters than Gemma 3 4B, making it 1665.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Gemma 3 4B accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's 128,000 tokens. Gemma 3 4B can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is limited to 128,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemma 3 4B supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B does not.
Gemma 3 4B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
Gemma 3 4B
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is licensed under MIT, while Gemma 3 4B uses Gemma.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Gemma
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B was released on 2025-01-20, while Gemma 3 4B was released on 2025-03-12.
Gemma 3 4B is 2 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B.
Jan 20, 2025
1.2 years ago
Mar 12, 2025
1.0 years ago
1mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemma 3 4B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemma 3 4B's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date.
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Aug 2024
Provider Availability
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is available from DeepInfra. Gemma 3 4B is available from DeepInfra. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
Gemma 3 4B
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Gemma 3 4B
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