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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Gemini 1.5 Pro

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Gemini 1.5 Pro are closely matched at 7.1 and 12.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

DeepSeek · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Gemini 1.5 Pro are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 7.1 and 12.1.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 1.5 Pro 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 DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Gemini 1.5 Pro

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.1
#279
12.1
#244
Reasoning
7.4
#270
11.9
#237
Coding
2.7
#217
4.4
#202
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
$2.50 / M
Output price
— / M
$10.00 / M
Context window
—
2,097,152

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Math
10.9#241
17.1#191
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B · 23 for Gemini 1.5 Pro

1 shared

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Gemini 1.5 Pro is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Gemini 1.5 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Sep 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.5 Pro specifies input context (2,097,152 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Pro specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input2,097,152 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Sun Sep 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 1.5 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B does not.

Gemini 1.5 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is licensed under MIT, while Gemini 1.5 Pro uses a proprietary license.

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

MIT

Open weights

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B was released on 2025-01-20, while Gemini 1.5 Pro was released on 2024-05-01.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is 9 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Pro.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Jan 20, 2025

1.6 years ago

8mo newer
Gemini 1.5 Pro

May 1, 2024

2.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Pro's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

—

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Nov 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Gemini 1.5 Pro.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B or Gemini 1.5 Pro?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Gemini 1.5 Pro are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 7.1 and 12.1. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is made by DeepSeek and Gemini 1.5 Pro is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B compare to Gemini 1.5 Pro in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B scores MATH-500: 89.1%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 49.0%, LiveCodeBench: 39.6%. Gemini 1.5 Pro scores XSTest: 98.8%, FLEURS: 93.3%, HellaSwag: 93.3%, GSM8k: 90.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 89.2%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Gemini 1.5 Pro?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B supports an unknown number of tokens and Gemini 1.5 Pro supports 2.1M 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 8B and Gemini 1.5 Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.1 vs 12.1), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Gemini 1.5 Pro?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek and Gemini 1.5 Pro is developed by Google.

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