Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

16.0B diff

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct has 16.0B more parameters than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B, making it 198.9% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
8.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
8.0B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
24.0B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B does not.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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 3.1 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is licensed under MIT, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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 3.1 24B Instruct

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 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is 2 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mar 17, 2025

1.1 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Higher GPQA score (49.0% vs 46.0%)
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is made by DeepSeek and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B scores MATH-500: 89.1%, AIME 2024: 80.0%, GPQA: 49.0%, LiveCodeBench: 39.6%. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 80.6%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MBPP: 74.7%, MATH: 69.3%.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.