# DeepSeek LLM 67B vs Llama 3.1-70B

> Llama 3.1-70B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.6 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-llm-67b-vs-llama-3-1-70b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 14

## Summary

- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek LLM 67B scores higher in 1 category and Llama 3.1-70B in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Llama 3.1-70B leads 24.2 to 7.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 6.4% for DeepSeek LLM 67B and 36.7% for Llama 3.1-70B.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 29.6 |
| Rank | 347 | 308 |
| Context | — | 128K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.40 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.9 (#278)
- Llama 3.1-70B: 30.3 (#296)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1096 | 1260 |
| WeirdML | — | 9% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 46.1% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54.8% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: —
- Llama 3.1-70B: 25.1 (#112)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 6.9% |
| BALROG | — | 27.9% |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 16.5 (#304)
- Llama 3.1-70B: 21.6 (#220)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1070 | 1241 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 110.5 | 125.92 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | — | 60% |
| LMCA | — | 14.8% |

## Math

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 8.7 (#324)
- Llama 3.1-70B: 13.5 (#304)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.8% | 3.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1108 | 1252 |
| MATH Level 5 | 6.4% | 36.7% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 21% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 7.0 (#313)
- Llama 3.1-70B: 24.2 (#269)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 24.6% | 44.2% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 65.3% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 42.6% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1209 |
| MMLU | — | 80.1% |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 29.4 (#267)
- Llama 3.1-70B: 38.8 (#225)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1073 | 1219 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1215 |
| LMArena French | — | 1261 |
| LMArena German | — | 1222 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1132 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1140 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1234 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1253 |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 55.4 (#277)
- Llama 3.1-70B: 65.3 (#223)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1079 | 1231 |
| IFEval | — | 82.1% |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 33.1 (#265)
- Llama 3.1-70B: 37.6 (#214)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1092 | 1241 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.6 (#282)
- Llama 3.1-70B: 35.4 (#267)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Llama 3.1-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1105 | 1261 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1067 | 1232 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1082 | 1256 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 784 |
| WildBench | — | 75.8% |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek LLM 67B better than Llama 3.1-70B?

Llama 3.1-70B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.6 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek LLM 67B or Llama 3.1-70B better for coding?

DeepSeek LLM 67B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.9 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek LLM 67B and Llama 3.1-70B share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek LLM 67B has 15 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.1-70B has 35.