DeepSeek R1 vs DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek R1 and DeepSeek V3.1 match in llmrun Score, with values of 98.9 versus 99.8; neither fits 24 GB.
Model A · DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1684.5B · 40.1B active · 160K context · MIT · Jan 2025
Model B · DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1684.5B · 40.1B active · 160K context · MIT · Aug 2025
Choose DeepSeek R1 if you want…
Also does reasoning
DeepSeek V3.1 doesn't list it
Choose DeepSeek V3.1 if you want…
Stronger at reasoning
105.3 vs 95.8
Ahead on the benchmarks
4 of 4 shared boards
Newer release
Aug 2025 vs Jan 2025
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
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 V3.1
Coding
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek V3.1
no data
Science
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek V3.1
no data
Reasoning
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek R1 · #50 of 92 open models · #47 of 88 that fit ≤512 GB
DeepSeek V3.1 · #47 of 92 open models · #44 of 88 that fit ≤512 GB
Benchmarks
4 shared boards: DeepSeek R1 leads 0, DeepSeek V3.1 leads 4 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026
DeepSeek R1
1398.1#50/186 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V3.1
1417.2#36/186 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
DeepSeek R1
84.0%#12/144 open
IndependentTIGER-Lab
DeepSeek V3.1
84.8%#9/144 open
IndependentTIGER-Lab
DeepSeek R1
30.9%#16/25 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek V3.1
40.0%#14/25 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2025
DeepSeek R1
36.5%#32/46 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek V3.1
38.4%#27/46 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2025
13 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
DeepSeek R1
69.4%#7/25 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek V3.1
52.8%#17/25 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2025
DeepSeek R1
60.0#5/26 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jan 2025
DeepSeek V3.1
58.0#14/26 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2025
Only DeepSeek R1 (9)
- GPQA Diamond69.2%
- AIME 2024/202553.3%
- ARC-AGI-21.3%
- Aider Polyglot56.9%
- SciCode35.7%
- ARC-AGI15.8%
- MATH Level 593.0%
- CritPt1.1%
- BALROG34.9%
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 V3.1
295 GB245.7 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 V3.1
303 GB290.4 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 V3.1
338 GB320.5 GB file
32K 336 GB · 128K 343 GB
Q4_0
DeepSeek R1
346 GB379.0 GB file
32K 345 GB · 128K 352 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
346 GB380.1 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 V3.1
415 GB405.4 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 V3.1
492 GB476.2 GB file
32K 490 GB · 128K 497 GB
Q6_K
DeepSeek R1
569 GB550.8 GB file
32K 567 GB · 128K 574 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
569 GB551.3 GB file
32K 567 GB · 128K 574 GB
Q8_0
DeepSeek R1
688 GB713.3 GB file
32K 687 GB · 128K 694 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
688 GB713.3 GB file
32K 687 GB · 128K 694 GB
14 more quants
IQ2_XXS
DeepSeek R1
192 GB196.2 GB file
32K 191 GB · 128K 198 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
192 GB225.9 GB file
32K 191 GB · 128K 198 GB
IQ2_XS
DeepSeek R1
209 GB195.1 GB file
32K 208 GB · 128K 215 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
209 GB188.4 GB file
32K 208 GB · 128K 215 GB
IQ2_S
DeepSeek R1
218 GB197.0 GB file
32K 217 GB · 128K 223 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
218 GB189.6 GB file
32K 217 GB · 128K 223 GB
IQ2_M
DeepSeek R1
235 GB217.4 GB file
32K 234 GB · 128K 241 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
235 GB235.5 GB file
32K 234 GB · 128K 241 GB
IQ3_XXS
DeepSeek R1
269 GB257.9 GB file
32K 268 GB · 128K 275 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
269 GB279.7 GB file
32K 268 GB · 128K 275 GB
IQ3_XS
DeepSeek R1
not listed
DeepSeek V3.1
286 GB277.1 GB file
32K 285 GB · 128K 292 GB
IQ3_M
DeepSeek R1
312 GB292.1 GB file
32K 311 GB · 128K 318 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
312 GB307.9 GB file
32K 311 GB · 128K 318 GB
Q3_K_L
DeepSeek R1
355 GB347.4 GB file
32K 353 GB · 128K 360 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
355 GB319.7 GB file
32K 353 GB · 128K 360 GB
IQ4_XS
DeepSeek R1
372 GB357.1 GB file
32K 371 GB · 128K 377 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
372 GB358.3 GB file
32K 371 GB · 128K 377 GB
IQ4_NL
DeepSeek R1
389 GB378.1 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
389 GB379.1 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
Q4_1
DeepSeek R1
389 GB419.9 GB file
32K 388 GB · 128K 395 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
389 GB420.8 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 V3.1
389 GB381.1 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 V3.1
475 GB462.6 GB file
32K 473 GB · 128K 480 GB
BF16
DeepSeek R1
1373 GB1342.3 GB file
32K 1372 GB · 128K 1378 GB
DeepSeek V3.1
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 V3.1
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-V3.1-GGUF:Q4_K_M| Spec | DeepSeek R1 | DeepSeek V3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Aug 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, DeepSeek R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?
DeepSeek R1 and DeepSeek V3.1 match in llmrun Score, with values of 98.9 versus 99.8; neither fits 24 GB. Choose DeepSeek R1 for also does reasoning; choose DeepSeek V3.1 for stronger at reasoning and ahead on the benchmarks.
Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?
At Q4_K_M, DeepSeek R1 requires 414.6 GB while DeepSeek V3.1 needs 414.6 GB, making DeepSeek R1 the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run DeepSeek R1 or DeepSeek V3.1 on a 16 GB GPU?
DeepSeek R1 does not fit (smallest quant needs 189.7 GB); DeepSeek V3.1 does not fit (smallest quant needs 189.7 GB).
Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?
DeepSeek R1 supports 163,840 tokens and DeepSeek V3.1 supports 163,840 tokens.