Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH-500).

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

20.7B diff

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B has 20.7B more parameters than Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1, making it 41.5% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
70.6Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
49.9Bparameters
70.6B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
49.9B
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

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
NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is licensed under MIT, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 uses Llama 3.1 Community 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

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B was released on 2025-01-20, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is 2 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

Jan 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Mar 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (66.7% vs 65.2%)
Higher MATH-500 score (96.6% vs 94.5%)

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B or Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is made by DeepSeek and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B compare to Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B scores MATH-500: 94.5%, AIME 2024: 86.7%, GPQA: 65.2%, LiveCodeBench: 57.5%. Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 scores MATH-500: 96.6%, MT-Bench: 91.7%, MBPP: 91.3%, Arena Hard: 88.3%, BFCL v2: 73.7%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B supports 128K tokens and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Key differences include licensing (MIT vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is developed by DeepSeek and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.