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Claude 3 Haiku vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads the LLM Stats Score 7.0 to -1.5.

Anthropic · DeepSeek · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 7.0 to -1.5, ranking #296 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3 Haiku

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output

Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 7.0 and ranks #296 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3 Haiku
Anthropic
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-1.5
#341
7.0
#296
Reasoning
-1.5
#334
7.3
#288
Coding
0.6
#245
2.5
#230
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.25 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude 3 Haiku
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Math
4.3#284
10.8#249
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Claude 3 Haiku · 4 for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

1 shared

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Sep 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Sep 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B does not.

Claude 3 Haiku can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B uses MIT.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B was released on 2025-01-20.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is 10 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.5 years ago

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Jan 20, 2025

1.7 years ago

10mo 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

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads the LLM Stats Score 7.0 to -1.5. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is made by DeepSeek. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude 3 Haiku compare to DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B scores MATH-500: 89.1%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 49.0%, LiveCodeBench: 39.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B 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 Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-1.5 vs 7.0), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek.

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