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DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
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Winner summary
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct wins on 1/1 benchmarks
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct wins 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge.
Category leads
knowledge·Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024)
#10 by perf·no signal
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
#216 by perf·#18 by attention
Best value
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024)
n/a
no price
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
90.7 pts/$
$0.40/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Meta AI
$1.87T·Tier 1
Head to head
1 benchmark · 2 models
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024)Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
MMLU
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct leads by +2.3
Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge.
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024)
71.2
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
73.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
MMLU Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge. | 71.2 | 73.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | |
| $0.40 | $0.40 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $4.00 |
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