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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads the LLM Stats Score 7.1 to -0.2.

DeepSeek · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 7.1 to -0.2, ranking #288 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 DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 7.1 and ranks #288 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

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Base

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.1
#288
-0.2
#325
Reasoning
7.4
#280
-0.2
#319
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
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Output price
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Math
10.8#247
4.5#279
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B · 9 for Mistral Small 3 24B Base

1 shared

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Mistral Small 3 24B Base is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

Wed Sep 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

15.6B diff

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has 15.6B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B, making it 193.9% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
8.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
8.0B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B does not.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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 Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is licensed under MIT, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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 Small 3 24B Base

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 Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base is 0 month newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Jan 20, 2025

1.6 years ago

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.6 years ago

1w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Base's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

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Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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 Small 3 24B Base.

Which is better, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B or Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B leads the LLM Stats Score 7.1 to -0.2. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is made by DeepSeek and Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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 Small 3 24B Base in benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B scores MATH-500: 89.1%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 49.0%, LiveCodeBench: 39.6%. Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.1 vs -0.2), 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 Small 3 24B Base?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI.

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