CompareLLM
CompareLLM.ai
Live
Explore
Compare
Decide
Track
Learn
…
CompareLLM
CompareLLM.ai
Precision Benchmarks

Programmatic, dated AI model benchmarks, head-to-head comparisons, and Stack Engine presets.

Daily ingest · 06:00 UTC

Analytics & Benchmarks

  • AI Model Leaderboard
  • Head-to-Head Compare Hub
  • Models Directory
  • Stack Engine Presets
  • Frontier Models
  • Open Weights Catalog

Guides & Intent Lists

  • Best LLM Lists (2026)
  • Best Coding LLM
  • Best Cheap LLM
  • Fastest Low-Latency LLM
  • Claude vs GPT Benchmark
  • What is Elo?
  • Methodology Guides
  • News & Dispatches

Transparency & API

  • Evaluation Methodology
  • Benchmark Changelog
  • Public JSON API
  • llms.txt Specification
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sign In / Account

© 2026 CompareLLM. Public benchmark data aggregated from Arena Elo, LiveBench, SWE-bench & OpenRouter.

Every score has a dated snapshot.

Theme:
Currency:
  1. Home
  2. Comparisons
  3. DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B vs GPT-4o
Independent ReportPairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026
noindex (thin pair)
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B(DeepSeek)
vs
GPT-4o(OpenAI)

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B vs GPT-4o benchmark

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.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Both DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B and GPT-4o present distinct architectural strengths. Compare the verified benchmark matrix below to choose the model tailored to your specific application requirements.
Share Analysis:Share:
WhatsAppTelegramXLinkedIn
Executive Verdict Summary

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
GPT-4oTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
GPT-4oTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BLowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
GPT-4oFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (2)GPT-4o (1)
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B
2 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
GPT-4o
1 of 3 Wins
✓Context window
DeepSeek
Leads 2 of 3
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.8 · Out: $0.8/1M
OpenAI
Leads 1 of 3
GPT-4o

Previous OpenAI flagship. Still a common compare baseline on legacy pages.

Elo 1,335In: $2.5 · Out: $10/1M
Top Rival Showdowns for DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs 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 (2)vsGPT-4o (7)
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: 2W (22%)Overall: GPT-4oGPT-4o: 7W (78%)
← DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BGPT-4o →
🏆GPT-4o Leads(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BvsGPT-4o
Preference Elo
—vs1,335
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
—vs54.8%
LiveBench
—vs54.2%
GPQA Diamond
—vs73.2%
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: 0WGPT-4o: 4W
🏆GPT-4o Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BvsGPT-4o
Output speed
—vs110 tok/s
Time to first token
—vs180 ms
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: 0WGPT-4o: 2W
🏆DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BvsGPT-4o
Output price
$0.8/1Mvs$10/1M+$9.2/1M
Input price
$0.8/1Mvs$2.5/1M+$1.7/1M
Context window
8kvs128k+120k
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: 2WGPT-4o: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BGPT-4o
Preference Elo
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—
GPT-4o1,335
LiveBench
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—
GPT-4o54.2%
SWE-bench
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—
GPT-4o54.8%
GPQA Diamond
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—
GPT-4o73.2%
Time to first token
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—
GPT-4o180 ms
Output speed
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B—
GPT-4o110 tok/s
Input priceDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B +$1.7/1M
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B$0.8/1M
GPT-4o$2.5/1M
Output priceDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B +$9.2/1M
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B$0.8/1M
GPT-4o$10/1M
Context windowGPT-4o +120k
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B8k
GPT-4o128k
BenchmarkDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BGPT-4oAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo—
1,335
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
—
LiveBench—
54.2%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
SWE-bench—
54.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
GPQA Diamond—
73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Time to first token—
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Output speed—
110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Input price
$0.8/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$2.5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$1.7/1M
Output price
$0.8/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$10/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$9.2/1M
Context window
8k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+120k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save 83% 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
GPT-4o$237.50 / mo
In: $87.5Out: $150
Estimated Cost Delta

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B is estimated to save $197.50/month ($2,370/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.

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 RAGGPT-4o

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4o

GPT-4o is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatDeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70BLower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGGPT-4oLarger window (128k).
Screenshots / visionGPT-4oGPT-4o is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
newsMay 13, 2024

GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

Deprecated for buying. Kept because “4o vs sonnet” is still a typed query.

Cast Your Matchup Vote

0 total votes

Community Discussions (0)

Sign in to cast your verified vote, bookmark models, and participate in benchmark discussions.Sign In to Post

No comments posted on this matchup yet. Be the first to share an evaluation note!

Social Share Card Preview

Dynamic OpenGraph banner generated at /compare/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-vs-gpt-4o/opengraph-image

Save PNG

CompareLLM AI Matrix

Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK
VS
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
OpenAI

GPT-4o

Elo 1,335
SWE-bench54.8%
Speed (tok/s)110 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$2.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$10/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B or GPT-4o?
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 GPT-4o?
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 $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B or GPT-4o?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
GPT-4o accepts 128k 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 GPT-4o Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • news · May 13, 2024

    GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B matchups →|All GPT-4o matchups →
GPT-4o vs GPT-4 Turbo (previous gpt-flagship)GPT-4o vs OpenAI: o1 (next gpt-flagship)GPT-5 vs GPT-4oGPT-4.5 Orion vs GPT-4oGPT-5.6 Sol vs GPT-4oGPT-5.6 Terra vs GPT-4o