Data points: 76
The readout for R1 Distill Llama 70B and Qwen3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Qwen3
Qwen3 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 0 to 4.
Evidence depth
76 data points
Includes 13 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 3 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Qwen3
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Qwen3deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-vs-qwen3 | Model A R1 Distill Llama 70B | Model B Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 0 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
R1 Distill Llama 70B
50.4
Avg. score
Qwen3
63.6
Selected category
Coding
Qwen3 leads by 12.0
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
R1 Distill Llama 70B
winner0.49 s
Rank #5/113 · confidence 4
Qwen3
1.03 s
Rank #42/113 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
30.1 tok/s
Rank #112/113 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner156.2 tok/s
Rank #26/113 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
66.98 s
Rank #108/113 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner1.03 s
Rank #29/113 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
$0.700/M
Rank #77/138 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.200/M
Rank #27/138 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
$0.787/M
Rank #53/138 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.350/M
Rank #28/138 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
$1.05/M
Rank #37/138 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.800/M
Rank #28/138 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
winner79.5%
Rank #61/113 · confidence 4
Qwen3
77.7%
Rank #70/113 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
6.1%
Rank #97/150 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner6.8%
Rank #87/150 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
40.2%
Rank #143/152 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner65.9%
Rank #102/152 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
26.6%
Rank #94/108 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner51.5%
Rank #58/108 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
winner31.3%
Rank #103/149 · confidence 4
Qwen3
30.4%
Rank #110/149 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
93.5%
Rank #24/62 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner97.5%
Rank #10/62 · confidence 4
R1 Distill Llama 70B
67.0%
Rank #23/60 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner72.7%
Rank #17/60 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | R1 Distill Llama 70B | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | R1 Distill Llama 70B | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | R1 Distill Llama 70B deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.40/M / $1.60/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for R1 Distill Llama 70B and Qwen3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | R1 Distill Llama 70B | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | R1 Distill Llama 70B R1 Distill Llama 70B does not clearly lead on the verified metrics here, so check provider-specific pricing before choosing. | Qwen3 Qwen3 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Qwen3 leads across 76 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | R1 Distill Llama 70B exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Reasoning. | Qwen3 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | No data |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 8.2K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | No data | Jul 2025 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | 70B | 235B / 22B active |
| Tokenizer | Llama3 | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b | qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507 |
| References | No data | No data |
Qwen3
qwen3-32b
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
$4.00/M / $16.00/M
KFCV500 tests | R1 Distill Llama 70B deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $10.27/M / $20.55/M | Qwen3 qwen/qwen3-32b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $10.27/M / $10.27/M |
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Yun API0 tests | R1 Distill Llama 70B deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.027/M / $0.110/M | Qwen3 qwen3:32b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $10.27/M / $10.27/M |
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
