DeepSeek R1 vs Llama 3.3 70B benchmark

Llama 3.3 70B1,285

LiveBenchDeepSeek R1 (+9.2%)

DeepSeek R159%

Llama 3.3 70B49.8%

SWE-benchDeepSeek R1 (+20.1%)

DeepSeek R165.2%

Llama 3.3 70B45.1%

GPQA DiamondDeepSeek R1 (+14.1%)

DeepSeek R179.8%

Llama 3.3 70B65.7%

Time to first tokenLlama 3.3 70B (+260 ms)

DeepSeek R1420 ms

Llama 3.3 70B160 ms

Output speedLlama 3.3 70B (+78 tok/s)

DeepSeek R162 tok/s

Llama 3.3 70B140 tok/s

Input priceLlama 3.3 70B (+$0.6/1M)

DeepSeek R1$0.7/1M

Llama 3.3 70B$0.1/1M

Output priceLlama 3.3 70B (+$2.18/1M)

DeepSeek R1$2.5/1M

Llama 3.3 70B$0.32/1M

Context windowLlama 3.3 70B (+67k)

DeepSeek R164k

Llama 3.3 70B131k

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Benchmark	DeepSeek R1	Llama 3.3 70B	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,358 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,285 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	DeepSeek R1 (+73)
LiveBench	59% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	49.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	DeepSeek R1 (+9.2%)
SWE-bench	65.2% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	45.1% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	DeepSeek R1 (+20.1%)
GPQA Diamond	79.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	65.7% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	DeepSeek R1 (+14.1%)
Time to first token	420 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	160 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+260 ms)
Output speed	62 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	140 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+78 tok/s)
Input price	$0.7/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.1/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+$0.6/1M)
Output price	$2.5/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.32/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+$2.18/1M)
Context window	64k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	131k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	Llama 3.3 70B (+67k)

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 87% with Llama 3.3 70B

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

DeepSeek R1$62.00 / mo

In: $24.5Out: $37.5

Llama 3.3 70B$8.30 / mo

In: $3.5Out: $4.8

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 3.3 70B is estimated to save $53.70/month ($644/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
DeepSeek R1:Pick DeepSeek R1 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Llama 3.3 70B:Pick Llama 3.3 70B when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Llama 3.3 70B:Pick Llama 3.3 70B when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsDeepSeek R1

Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).

High-volume chatLlama 3.3 70B

Lower output list price ($0.32/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 3.3 70B

Lower TTFT (160 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 3.3 70B

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionDeepSeek R1

DeepSeek R1 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	DeepSeek R1	Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).
High-volume chat	Llama 3.3 70B	Lower output list price ($0.32/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Llama 3.3 70B	Lower TTFT (160 ms).
Long-document RAG	Llama 3.3 70B	Larger window (131k).
Screenshots / vision	DeepSeek R1	DeepSeek R1 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchJan 20, 2025

DeepSeek R1 stays as the open-weights RL baseline

Jan 2025 reasoning model. Still searched. V4 Pro is the newer DeepSeek buy.

launchDec 6, 2024

Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

Dec 2024 instruct 70B. Still a self-host baseline. Llama 4 is the 2026 buy.

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DeepSeek R1

Elo 1,358

LiveBench59%

SWE-bench65.2%

Speed62 tok/s

Output cost$2.5/1M

Llama 3.3 70B

Elo 1,285

LiveBench49.8%

SWE-bench45.1%

Speed140 tok/s

Output cost$0.32/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DeepSeek R1 or Llama 3.3 70B?: DeepSeek R1 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,358). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, DeepSeek R1 or Llama 3.3 70B?: DeepSeek R1 leads SWE-bench at 65.2% vs 45.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 3.3 70B output tokens are $0.32/1M versus $2.5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, DeepSeek R1 or Llama 3.3 70B?: Llama 3.3 70B has the lower time-to-first-token (160 ms vs 420 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Llama 3.3 70B accepts 131k tokens versus 64k.
Can I self-host either model?: Both DeepSeek R1 and Llama 3.3 70B are marked open-weights. Hosting cost is not in this table.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. DeepSeek R1 and Llama 3.3 70B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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DeepSeek R1 vs Llama 3.3 70B benchmark

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Benchmark

DeepSeek R1

Llama 3.3 70B

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,358

1,285

DeepSeek R1 (+73)

LiveBench

59%

49.8%

DeepSeek R1 (+9.2%)

SWE-bench

65.2%

45.1%

DeepSeek R1 (+20.1%)

GPQA Diamond

79.8%

65.7%

DeepSeek R1 (+14.1%)

Time to first token

420 ms

160 ms

Llama 3.3 70B (+260 ms)

Output speed

62 tok/s

140 tok/s

Llama 3.3 70B (+78 tok/s)

Input price

$0.7/1M

$0.1/1M

Llama 3.3 70B (+$0.6/1M)

Output price

$2.5/1M

$0.32/1M

Llama 3.3 70B (+$2.18/1M)

Context window

64k

131k