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DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Neither has a clear lead on the index.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70BLlama 3.3 70B Instruct
Intelligence index88
ClassBelow every hosted tierBelow every hosted tier
Weights43 GB43 GB
QuantisationQ4_K_MQ4_K_M
Parameters70.6B70.6B
Max context128k128k
API price per 1M$0.8 in / $0.8 out$0.1 in / $0.32 out
LicenceMITLlama 3.3 Community License
Cheapest machine that runs itStrix Halo Framework Desktop, 128GB $3,449Strix Halo Framework Desktop, 128GB $3,449
Summarising usable good
Translation usable good
Everyday coding usable good
Reasoning & maths good usable
Agentic work don’t usable

Ratings are coarse on purpose. Speeds and pay-back depend on the machine — open either model's page for the full list, or see both against the frontier. Context is 32k throughout.