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R1 Distill Llama 70B vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp

R1 Distill Llama 70B (DeepSeek) and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (DeepSeek) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 22 August 2026

As of 22 August 2026, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#145 vs #198); DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is 1.2× cheaper per output token ($0.66/1M vs $0.80/1M); DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp offers the longer context window (1M vs 8K tokens); and R1 Distill Llama 70B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose R1 Distill Llama 70B if…

  • you want to self-host: R1 Distill Llama 70B ships open weights while DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is api only.

Choose DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #145 against #198 (21.6 vs 11.3 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.66/1M output tokens against $0.80/1M, about 1.2× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.22/1M against $0.80/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 8K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp was listed 21 August 2026, R1 Distill Llama 70B 23 January 2025.

R1 Distill Llama 70B vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of R1 Distill Llama 70B and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
FieldR1 Distill Llama 70BDeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeek
ModelCap Index position#198#145
Index score11.321.6
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.80$0.22
Output price / 1M tokens$0.80$0.66
Context window8K tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens8K384K
API providers listed11
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
First listed23 January 202521 August 2026
PublisherDeepSeekDeepSeek

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: R1 Distill Llama 70B vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp

Public benchmark boards where R1 Distill Llama 70B or DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has a published result
BoardR1 Distill Llama 70BDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis9.8intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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R1 Distill Llama 70B vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: common questions

Is R1 Distill Llama 70B better than DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 August 2026: #145 against #198. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is R1 Distill Llama 70B cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is cheaper on output tokens: $0.66/1M against $0.80/1M. Input tokens are $0.80/1M for R1 Distill Llama 70B and $0.22/1M for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, R1 Distill Llama 70B or DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 8K.

Which is better for coding, R1 Distill Llama 70B or DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are R1 Distill Llama 70B and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp open-weight models?

R1 Distill Llama 70B: Open weights. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run R1 Distill Llama 70B and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for R1 Distill Llama 70B and 1 for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this R1 Distill Llama 70B vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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