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R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Grok Build 0.1

R1 Distill Llama 70B (DeepSeek) and Grok Build 0.1 (xAI) 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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, R1 Distill Llama 70B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#196 vs #203); R1 Distill Llama 70B is 2.5× cheaper per output token ($0.80/1M vs $2.00/1M); Grok Build 0.1 offers the longer context window (256K vs 8K tokens); and R1 Distill Llama 70B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose R1 Distill Llama 70B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #196 against #203 (9.8 vs 6.0 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.80/1M output tokens against $2.00/1M, about 2.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.80/1M against $1.00/1M.
  • you want to self-host: R1 Distill Llama 70B ships open weights while Grok Build 0.1 is api only.

Choose Grok Build 0.1 if…

  • you need the longer context window — 256K tokens against 8K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Grok Build 0.1 was listed 20 May 2026, R1 Distill Llama 70B 23 January 2025.

R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Grok Build 0.1: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of R1 Distill Llama 70B and Grok Build 0.1
FieldR1 Distill Llama 70BDeepSeekGrok Build 0.1xAI
ModelCap Index position#196#203
Index score9.86.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.80$1.00
Output price / 1M tokens$0.80$2.00
Context window8K tokens256K tokens
Max output tokens7K230K
API providers listed11
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, File
First listed23 January 202520 May 2026
PublisherDeepSeekxAI

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Grok Build 0.1

Public benchmark boards where R1 Distill Llama 70B or Grok Build 0.1 has a published result
BoardR1 Distill Llama 70BGrok Build 0.1Leads
LMArena AgentLMArena—-11.3%-12.5%–-10.1%Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis9.8intelligence-index—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis21.9%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis5.1%humanitys-last-exam—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 Grok Build 0.1: common questions

Is R1 Distill Llama 70B better than Grok Build 0.1?

R1 Distill Llama 70B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #196 against #203. 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 Grok Build 0.1?

R1 Distill Llama 70B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.80/1M against $2.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.80/1M for R1 Distill Llama 70B and $1.00/1M for Grok Build 0.1. 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 Grok Build 0.1?

Grok Build 0.1 has the larger context window: 256K tokens against 8K.

Which is better for coding, R1 Distill Llama 70B or Grok Build 0.1?

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 Grok Build 0.1 open-weight models?

R1 Distill Llama 70B: Open weights. Grok Build 0.1: 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 Grok Build 0.1?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for R1 Distill Llama 70B and 1 for Grok Build 0.1, 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 Grok Build 0.1 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 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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