DeepSeek LLM 2.0 vs Llama 3 70B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 wins overall with a score of 63 vs 48 (15 point difference).DeepSeek LLM 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76.8

Llama 3 70B

56.5

79
MMLU
58
78
GPQA
58
76
SuperGPQA
56
74
OpenBookQA
54

Coding

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

73

Llama 3 70B

50

73
HumanEval
50

Mathematics

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

79

Llama 3 70B

57

80
AIME 2023
58
82
AIME 2024
60
81
AIME 2025
59
76
HMMT Feb 2023
54
78
HMMT Feb 2024
56
77
HMMT Feb 2025
55
79
BRUMO 2025
57

Reasoning

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76

Llama 3 70B

55

77
SimpleQA
56
75
MuSR
54

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 scores higher overall with 63 vs 48, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 76.8 vs 56.5.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 73 vs 50.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 79 vs 57.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 76 vs 55.