DeepSeek R1 vs DeepSeek v3 0324
DeepSeek R1 leads llmrun Score 99.0 to 93.9 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB.
Model A · DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1684.5B · 40.1B active · 160K context · MIT · Jan 2025
Model B · DeepSeek
DeepSeek v3 0324684.5B · 40.1B active · 160K context · MIT · Mar 2025
Choose DeepSeek R1 if you want…
Higher llmrun Score
99.0 vs 93.9, ranges overlap
Stronger at reasoning
95.8 vs 87.7
Ahead on the benchmarks
9 of 10 shared boards
Also does reasoning
DeepSeek v3 0324 doesn't list it
DeepSeek v3 0324: no clear edge over DeepSeek R1 in the data we have.
On your hardware
Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.
8 GB
RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
DeepSeek R1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 189.7 GB
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek v3 0324
Coding
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek v3 0324
Science
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek v3 0324
Reasoning
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek v3 0324
DeepSeek R1 · #54 of 100 open models · #51 of 96 that fit ≤512 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324 · #66 of 100 open models · #63 of 96 that fit ≤512 GB
Benchmarks
10 shared boards: DeepSeek R1 leads 9, DeepSeek v3 0324 leads 1 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026
DeepSeek R1
69.2%#34/98 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
67.6%#35/98 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1
53.3%#43/86 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
37.8%#48/86 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1
84.0%#12/145 open
IndependentTIGER-Lab
DeepSeek v3 0324
81.3%#20/145 open
IndependentTIGER-Lab
DeepSeek R1
56.9%#7/18 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
55.1%#8/18 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1
38.3%#36/66 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
39.0%#32/66 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1
30.9%#16/25 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
27.2%#18/25 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1
93.0%#2/39 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
75.5%#5/39 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1
36.5%#32/46 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
36.1%#33/46 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1
1.1%#34/66 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
0.0%#48/66 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Mar 2025
DeepSeek R1
69.4%#7/25 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
50.0%#18/25 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Mar 2025
9 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
DeepSeek R1
1398.1#51/187 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
DeepSeek v3 0324
1395.2#52/187 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
DeepSeek R1
51.9%#4/9 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek v3 0324
49.6%#5/9 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Mar 2025
Only DeepSeek R1 (4)
- ARC-AGI-21.3%
- ARC-AGI15.8%
- BALROG34.9%
- ForecastBench60.0
Only DeepSeek v3 0324 (3)
- SWE-bench Verified42.0%
- DTBench64.8%
- LMCA15.5%
VRAM by quantization
Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.
Q2_K
DeepSeek R1
295 GB244.0 GB file
32K 294 GB · 128K 300 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
295 GB244.0 GB file
32K 294 GB · 128K 300 GB
Q3_K_S
DeepSeek R1
303 GB289.1 GB file
32K 302 GB · 128K 309 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
303 GB289.1 GB file
32K 302 GB · 128K 309 GB
Q3_K_M
DeepSeek R1
338 GB319.2 GB file
32K 336 GB · 128K 343 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
338 GB319.2 GB file
32K 336 GB · 128K 343 GB
Q4_0
DeepSeek R1
346 GB379.0 GB file
32K 345 GB · 128K 352 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
346 GB379.0 GB file
32K 345 GB · 128K 352 GB
Q4_K_M
DeepSeek R1
415 GB404.4 GB file
32K 413 GB · 128K 420 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
415 GB404.4 GB file
32K 413 GB · 128K 420 GB
Q5_K_M
DeepSeek R1
492 GB475.4 GB file
32K 490 GB · 128K 497 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
492 GB475.4 GB file
32K 490 GB · 128K 497 GB
Q6_K
DeepSeek R1
569 GB550.8 GB file
32K 567 GB · 128K 574 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
569 GB550.8 GB file
32K 567 GB · 128K 574 GB
Q8_0
DeepSeek R1
688 GB713.3 GB file
32K 687 GB · 128K 694 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
688 GB713.3 GB file
32K 687 GB · 128K 694 GB
13 more quants
IQ2_XXS
DeepSeek R1
192 GB196.2 GB file
32K 191 GB · 128K 198 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
192 GB218.7 GB file
32K 191 GB · 128K 198 GB
IQ2_XS
DeepSeek R1
209 GB195.1 GB file
32K 208 GB · 128K 215 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
not listed
IQ2_S
DeepSeek R1
218 GB197.0 GB file
32K 217 GB · 128K 223 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
218 GB197.0 GB file
32K 217 GB · 128K 223 GB
IQ2_M
DeepSeek R1
235 GB217.4 GB file
32K 234 GB · 128K 241 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
235 GB217.4 GB file
32K 234 GB · 128K 241 GB
IQ3_XXS
DeepSeek R1
269 GB257.9 GB file
32K 268 GB · 128K 275 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
269 GB257.9 GB file
32K 268 GB · 128K 275 GB
IQ3_M
DeepSeek R1
312 GB292.1 GB file
32K 311 GB · 128K 318 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
not listed
Q3_K_L
DeepSeek R1
355 GB347.4 GB file
32K 353 GB · 128K 360 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
355 GB347.4 GB file
32K 353 GB · 128K 360 GB
IQ4_XS
DeepSeek R1
372 GB357.1 GB file
32K 371 GB · 128K 377 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
372 GB357.1 GB file
32K 371 GB · 128K 377 GB
IQ4_NL
DeepSeek R1
389 GB378.1 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
389 GB378.1 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
Q4_1
DeepSeek R1
389 GB419.9 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
389 GB419.9 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
Q4_K_S
DeepSeek R1
389 GB380.0 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
389 GB380.0 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
Q5_K_S
DeepSeek R1
474 GB461.8 GB file
32K 473 GB · 128K 480 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
475 GB461.8 GB file
32K 473 GB · 128K 480 GB
BF16
DeepSeek R1
1373 GB1342.3 GB file
32K 1372 GB · 128K 1378 GB
DeepSeek v3 0324
1373 GB1342.3 GB file
32K 1372 GB · 128K 1379 GB
DeepSeek R1
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-GGUF:Q4_K_MDeepSeek v3 0324
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-V3-0324-GGUF:Q4_K_M| Spec | DeepSeek R1 | DeepSeek v3 0324 |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Parameters | 684.5B | 684.5B |
| Active parameters | 40B per token | 40B per token |
| Architecture | DeepseekV3ForCausalLM | DeepseekV3ForCausalLM |
| Context | 160K tokens | 160K tokens |
| Modalities | Chat, Reasoning, Function-calling | Chat, Function-calling |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Mar 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, DeepSeek R1 or DeepSeek v3 0324?
DeepSeek R1 leads llmrun Score 99.0 to 93.9 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB. Choose DeepSeek R1 for higher llmrun Score and stronger at reasoning.
Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek R1 or DeepSeek v3 0324?
At Q4_K_M, DeepSeek R1 requires 414.6 GB while DeepSeek v3 0324 needs 414.6 GB, making DeepSeek R1 the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run DeepSeek R1 or DeepSeek v3 0324 on a 16 GB GPU?
DeepSeek R1 does not fit (smallest quant needs 189.7 GB); DeepSeek v3 0324 does not fit (smallest quant needs 189.7 GB).
Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek R1 or DeepSeek v3 0324?
DeepSeek R1 supports 163,840 tokens and DeepSeek v3 0324 supports 163,840 tokens.