DeepSeek-V3 vs Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Comparison
Comparing DeepSeek-V3 and Llama 3.1 405B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
DeepSeek-V3 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (IFEval).
DeepSeek-V3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, DeepSeek-V3 ($0.27/1M tokens) is 3.3x cheaper than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct ($0.89/1M tokens).
For output processing, DeepSeek-V3 ($1.10/1M tokens) is 1.2x more expensive than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct ($0.89/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
DeepSeek-V3 has 266.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct, making it 65.7% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
DeepSeek-V3 accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Llama 3.1 405B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. DeepSeek-V3 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek-V3 is licensed under MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed), while Llama 3.1 405B Instruct uses Llama 3.1 Community License.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed)
Open weights
Llama 3.1 Community License
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek-V3 was released on 2024-12-25, while Llama 3.1 405B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.
DeepSeek-V3 is 5 months newer than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct.
Dec 25, 2024
1.2 years ago
5mo newerJul 23, 2024
1.6 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
DeepSeek-V3 is available from DeepSeek. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available from Lambda, DeepInfra, Fireworks, Bedrock, Together, Hyperbolic, Google, Replicate. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
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Detailed Comparison
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