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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) are closely matched at 7.0 and 8.9 on the LLM Stats Score.

DeepSeek · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 7.0 and 8.9.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B wins 2; 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 value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results

Choose Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.0
#296
8.9
#280
Reasoning
7.3
#288
9.1
#273
Coding
2.5
#230
1.4
#238
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
Math
10.8#249
18.9#176
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B · 5 for Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

2 shared

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

667.0B diff

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) has 667.0B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B, making it 8306.0% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
8.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
675.0Bparameters
8.0B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
675.0B
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B does not.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) 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

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is licensed under MIT, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) uses Apache 2.0.

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

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

MIT

Open weights

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B was released on 2025-01-20, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) was released on 2025-12-04.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is 11 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Jan 20, 2025

1.7 years ago

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Dec 4, 2025

9 months 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 DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4).

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B or Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 7.0 and 8.9. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is made by DeepSeek and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is made by Mistral AI. 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 Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B scores MATH-500: 89.1%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 49.0%, LiveCodeBench: 39.6%. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) scores MMMLU: 85.5%, AMC_2022_23: 52.0%, GPQA: 43.9%, LiveCodeBench: 34.4%, SimpleQA: 23.8%.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.0 vs 8.9), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is developed by Mistral AI.

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