DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B
The DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B is a text-based AI model developed by deepseek. It supports input and output in text modality only, with a maximum context length of 8192 tokens and completion limit of 7372 tokens. The model also enables reasoning capabilities. Considering its pricing, the DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B may be suitable for users who require text-based AI processing and have a budget to spend on input and output tokens at $0.8 per million tokens each. With a blended benchmark score of 8.3 across one independent test, it holds some level of performance standing, but further evaluation would be needed to confirm its value in specific applications.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 7.6 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 13.0 |
- Model ID
- deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b
- Vendor
- deepseek
- Released
- January 2025
- Tokenizer
- Llama3
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 7,372 tokens
- Tool Calling
- not supported
- Structured Output
- not supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.80/M input and $0.80/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.03 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.44 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $5.60 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | $0.80 | $0.80 | 8,192 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.80 | $0.80 | 128,000 |
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Quick answers
- How much does DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B cost?
- $0.80 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens.
- What is DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B's context window?
- 8,192 tokens, roughly 12 pages of text in a single request.
- Does DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B support tool calling?
- It supports a reasoning mode.
- Can DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.