Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free)

A-TIER

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 83/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 128k

Pricing Model Free / Open

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A-TIER

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

Equal intelligence scores (83/100), but DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free) offers a significantly larger context window.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free)	Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct (free)
Context Window	128k	32k
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	Sep-Nov 2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	20 requests/minute	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	🐢 Slower (Reasoning)	⚡ Fast
Primary Use Case	🧠 Complex Reasoning	👁️ Vision & Multimodal
Model Size	70B	72B
Limitations	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing