DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is a distilled large language model based on [Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct](/meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct), using outputs from [DeepSeek R1](/deepseek/deepseek-r1). The model combines advanced distillation techn…
Model details →DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a high speed, high value thinking model designed for agentic workflows, multi turn chat, and coding assistance. It delivers near Pro level reasoning and tool use performance with substantially lower latency than la…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B | Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 1.0M | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $0.50 | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.80 | $3.00 | 🏆 DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B better than Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B and Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Input: $0.70 vs $0.50 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.80 vs $3.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B and Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview support?
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B supports up to 131K tokens. Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview supports up to 1.0M tokens.
Do both DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B and Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview support tool calling?
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B: not advertised. Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview: yes.