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DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Gemini 3.7 Flash benchmark

Name: DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Gemini 3.7 Flash AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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In this head-to-head showdown, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B is more budget-friendly at $0.8/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Executive Verdict Summary

Gemini 3.7 Flash holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench

Gemini 3.7 FlashTop code solve rate

ReasoningGPQA / Live

Gemini 3.7 FlashTop logical accuracy

Best Value$/1M Tok

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BLowest API billing cost

Speed / TokTok/Sec

Gemini 3.7 FlashFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (1)Gemini 3.7 Flash (2)

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

1 of 3 Wins

✓Output price

Gemini 3.7 Flash

2 of 3 Wins

✓Input price✓Context window

DeepSeek

Leads 1 of 3

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

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In: $0.8 · Out: $0.8/1M

Google

Leads 2 of 3

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Google Aug 13 2026 workhorse. Official intro price $0.75/$3.75 per 1M through Dec 31 2026; 1,048,576-token context (Google blog).

3.7 Flash SpeedElo 1,530In: $0.375 · Out: $1.875/1M

Top Rival Showdowns for DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5 vs Gemini 3 Pro vs Grok 4.6 vs Qwen 3 Max

Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B Wins

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

$0.7999999999999999 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

Tap any node to inspect

0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (1)vsGemini 3.7 Flash (9)

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: 1W (10%)Gemini 3.7 Flash: 9W (90%)

← DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BGemini 3.7 Flash →

🏆Gemini 3.7 Flash Leads(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BvsGemini 3.7 Flash

Preference Elo

—vs1,530

Coding Elo

—vs1,546

SWE-bench

—vs72.4%

LiveBench

—vs69.6%

GPQA Diamond

—vs81.2%

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: 0WGemini 3.7 Flash: 5W

🏆Gemini 3.7 Flash Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BvsGemini 3.7 Flash

Output speed

—vs215 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs82 ms

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: 0WGemini 3.7 Flash: 2W

🏆Gemini 3.7 Flash Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BvsGemini 3.7 Flash

Output price

$0.8/1Mvs$1.875/1M+$1.075/1M

Input price

$0.8/1Mvs$0.375/1M+$0.425/1M

Context window

8kvs1M+1M

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: 1WGemini 3.7 Flash: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BGemini 3.7 Flash

Preference Elo

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash1,530

Coding Elo

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash1,546

LiveBench

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash69.6%

SWE-bench

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash72.4%

GPQA Diamond

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash81.2%

Time to first token

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash82 ms

Output speed

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash215 tok/s

Input priceGemini 3.7 Flash +$0.425/1M

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B$0.8/1M

Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.375/1M

Output priceDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B +$1.075/1M

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B$0.8/1M

Gemini 3.7 Flash$1.875/1M

Context windowGemini 3.7 Flash +1M

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B8k

Gemini 3.7 Flash1M

Benchmark	DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	—	1,530 lmarena · Aug 16, 2026	—
Coding Elo	—	1,546 lmarena · Aug 16, 2026	—
LiveBench	—	69.6% livebench · Aug 16, 2026	—
SWE-bench	—	72.4% swebench · Aug 16, 2026	—
GPQA Diamond	—	81.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026	—
Time to first token	—	82 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026	—
Output speed	—	215 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026	—
Input price	$0.8/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.375/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$0.425/1M
Output price	$0.8/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$1.875/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$1.075/1M
Context window	8k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+1M

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save 3% with DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

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

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

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B$40.00 / mo

In: $28Out: $12

Gemini 3.7 Flash$41.25 / mo

In: $13.13Out: $28.13

Estimated Cost Delta

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B is estimated to save $1.25/month ($15/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B:Pick DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B when you are optimizing output cost.
2
Gemini 3.7 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.7 Flash for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3.7 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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Gemini Flash vs Pro: when Flash is the whole product

3.7 Flash vs 3.6 Pro is the current Google volume-versus-upgrade pair.

priceAug 13, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Jul 21 workhorse that inherited $0.75/$3.75 through year-end. Keep the row; 3.7 is the newer sibling.

launchAug 13, 2026

Gemini 3.7 Flash (Aug 13): $0.75/$3.75 intro through Dec 31 2026

Google’s current workhorse drop. Official intro list and 1,048,576-token context. Compare to Luna and Haiku.

launchJul 15, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Pro: Google’s current Pro-class long-context row

2M context, Pro-class Elo and coding. Upgrade path from Flash is this page, not a vibe check.

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LIVE BENCHMARK

DeepSeek

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)8k

Input / 1M Tokens$0.8/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$0.8/1M

Google

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Elo 1,530

SWE-bench72.4%

Speed (tok/s)215 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$0.375/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$1.875/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B or Gemini 3.7 Flash?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B or Gemini 3.7 Flash?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $1.875/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B or Gemini 3.7 Flash?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 8k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
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 Distill Llama 70B and Gemini 3.7 Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

Tap any node to inspect

0–100 %ile

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BGemini 3.7 Flash

Preference Elo

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash1,530

Coding Elo

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash1,546

LiveBench

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash69.6%

SWE-bench

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash72.4%

GPQA Diamond

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash81.2%

Time to first token

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash82 ms

Output speed

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—

Gemini 3.7 Flash215 tok/s

Input priceGemini 3.7 Flash +$0.425/1M

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B$0.8/1M

Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.375/1M

Output priceDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B +$1.075/1M

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B$0.8/1M

Gemini 3.7 Flash$1.875/1M

Context windowGemini 3.7 Flash +1M

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B8k

Gemini 3.7 Flash1M

Benchmark

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

—

1,530

lmarena · Aug 16, 2026

—

Coding Elo

—

1,546

lmarena · Aug 16, 2026

—

LiveBench

—

69.6%

livebench · Aug 16, 2026

—

SWE-bench

—

72.4%

swebench · Aug 16, 2026

—

GPQA Diamond

—

81.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026

—

Time to first token

—

82 ms

seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026

—

Output speed

—

215 tok/s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026

—

Input price

$0.8/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

$0.375/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+$0.425/1M

Output price

$0.8/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

$1.875/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+$1.075/1M

Context window

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+1M

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3.7 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B	Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B or Gemini 3.7 Flash?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B or Gemini 3.7 Flash?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $1.875/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B or Gemini 3.7 Flash?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 8k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

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 Distill Llama 70B and Gemini 3.7 Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Gemini 3.7 Flash holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Verified Advantage Breakdown

No shared data

No shared data

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Capability Percentiles

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Intelligence & Reasoning

Speed & Latency

Pricing & Capacity

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

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Gemini 3.7 Flash holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Verified Advantage Breakdown

No shared data

No shared data

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Capability Percentiles

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Intelligence & Reasoning

Speed & Latency

Pricing & Capacity

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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Gemini 3.7 Flash (Aug 13): $0.75/$3.75 intro through Dec 31 2026

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