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DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by DeepSeek ranks 195th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 37.8. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 156th.

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Specifications

Noometry rank
#195 of 354
Index score
37.8
Evidence
Confirmed 13 results
Provider
DeepSeek
Released
January 20, 2025
Weights
Open weights
Reasoning
Unknown
Context window
—
Max output
—
Input price
Not listed
Output price
Not listed
Blended price
Not listed
Output speed
18 tokens/s Kagi
Value
Not ranked
Knowledge cutoff
Unknown

Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B category scores
  1. Coding 36.8
  2. Reasoning 24.9
  3. Math 36.0
  4. Knowledge 30.7
  5. Instruction Following 68.2
  6. Writing & Preference 49.0
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B category ranks
CategoryScoreRankResults
Coding36.8#2023
Reasoning24.9#1563
Math36.0#1763
Knowledge30.7#2251
Instruction Following68.2#1901
Writing & Preference49.0#1941

Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

Strongest categories

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: strongest categories
CategoryScorevs medianRank
Reasoning24.9+1.3#156 of 350, top 45%
Math36.0−0.6#176 of 327, top 54%
Coding36.8−1.9#202 of 340, top 60%

Weakest categories

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B: weakest categories
CategoryScorevs medianRank
Knowledge30.7−6.7#225 of 314, top 72%
Instruction Following68.2−3.1#190 of 305, top 63%
Writing & Preference49.0−4.8#194 of 312, top 63%

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Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

Coding

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B Coding benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
BigCodeBench Instruct35.3%#45 of 64, top 71%BigCodeBench2025-01-20
LiveBench Coding51.6%#15 of 39, top 39%Epoch AI
BigCodeBench Complete49.9%#35 of 66, top 54%BigCodeBench2025-01-20

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B Reasoning benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
Kagi LLM Benchmark52.3%#57 of 99, top 58%Kagi LLM Benchmark
LiveBench Reasoning67.6%#11 of 39, top 29%Epoch AI
LiveBench Data Analysis55.9%#17 of 39, top 44%Epoch AI
LiveBench54.5%#16 of 39, top 42%Epoch AI

Math

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B Math benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202551.4%#112 of 173, top 65%Epoch AI2025-03-07
LiveBench Math58.1%#15 of 39, top 39%Epoch AI
MATH Level 589.9%#15 of 79, top 19%Epoch AI2025-03-10

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B Knowledge benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
GPQA Diamond55.7%#121 of 186, top 66%Epoch AI2025-03-10

Instruction Following

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B Instruction Following benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LiveBench Instruction Following69.9%#17 of 39, top 44%Epoch AI

Writing & Preference

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B Writing & Preference benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LiveBench Language23.8%#33 of 39, top 85%Epoch AI

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Frequently asked questions

How good is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B?

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B by DeepSeek ranks 195th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 37.8. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 156th.

Is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B open source?

Yes. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

How fast is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B?

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B generated about 18 output tokens per second in the Kagi LLM Benchmark's timed runs. Speed varies by provider, load and reasoning effort.

What are DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B places best in reasoning, math, coding and lowest in knowledge, instruction following, writing & preference.

What is DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 156th on Noometry.