DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Off the frontier
Intelligence
8.50
Total cost
$25.4
MetaLlama 3.1 Instruct 8BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.90
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Llama 3.1 Instruct 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.56.9−18.8% Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B is 18.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$25.37Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.84s4.54s−61.7% Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B is 61.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.32 / $0.89$0.04 / $0.07
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