Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Grok-4 Heavy

Grok-4 Heavy significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-4 Heavy is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

Grok-4 Heavy significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerDeepinfra
xAI
Grok-4 Heavy
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-4 Heavy
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-4 Heavy supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B does not.

Grok-4 Heavy can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-4 Heavy

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is licensed under MIT, while Grok-4 Heavy uses a proprietary license.

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

MIT

Open weights

Grok-4 Heavy

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B was released on 2025-01-20, while Grok-4 Heavy's release date is not specified.

We can confirm DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's release timeline, but cannot make a direct age comparison without Grok-4 Heavy's release date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

Jan 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

Grok-4 Heavy

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Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 Heavy has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-4 Heavy's training data extends to 2024-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

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Grok-4 Heavy

Dec 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Has open weights
xAI
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (88.4% vs 65.2%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (79.4% vs 57.5%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
xAI
Grok-4 Heavy

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Grok-4 Heavy

Grok-4 Heavy significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is made by DeepSeek and Grok-4 Heavy is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B scores MATH-500: 94.5%, AIME 2024: 86.7%, GPQA: 65.2%, LiveCodeBench: 57.5%. Grok-4 Heavy scores AIME 2025: 100.0%, HMMT25: 96.7%, GPQA: 88.4%, LiveCodeBench: 79.4%, USAMO25: 61.9%.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B supports 128K tokens and Grok-4 Heavy supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is developed by DeepSeek and Grok-4 Heavy is developed by xAI.