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DeepSeek vs Llama

A feature-by-feature comparison of DeepSeek and Llama across 7 capability categories.

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Modalities — DeepSeek Wins

Modalities: DeepSeek compared with Llama
Feature	DeepSeek	Llama
Text Input	Yes. Core feature	Yes. Core feature
Image Upload / Vision	Yes	Yes. Llama 3.2
Image Generation	No	No
Voice Mode	No	No
Video Understanding	No	No
Video Generation	No. Not a video generation product.	No. Not a video generation product.
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)	Yes	No
Code Execution	Yes	No
Audio Input	No	No
Canvas / Artifact Editor	No	No
Screen Sharing / Computer Use	No	No

Memory & Context — Tie

Memory & Context: DeepSeek compared with Llama
Feature	DeepSeek	Llama
Persistent Memory	No	No
Large Context Window	Yes. 64k tokens	Yes. 128k tokens
Custom Instructions	No	Yes
Conversation History	Yes	No

Integrations — DeepSeek Wins

Integrations: DeepSeek compared with Llama
Feature	DeepSeek	Llama
Web Search / Browsing	Yes	No
Plugins / Extensions	No	No
API Access	Yes, requires pro plan	Yes. Free via API providers
Zapier Integration	No	No
Custom GPTs / Bots	No	No
Real-time Collaboration	No	No
Live Social Data Integration
Live Citation Mapping

Developer — DeepSeek Wins

Developer: DeepSeek compared with Llama
Feature	DeepSeek	Llama
Function Calling	Yes, requires pro plan	Yes
Streaming Responses	Yes	Yes
Fine-Tuning	No	Yes. Open weights
Embeddings API	Yes, requires pro plan	Yes
Structured Output (JSON)	Yes	Yes
Reasoning / Thinking Mode	Yes. DeepSeek R1 reasoning model	Partial. Llama 3.3 has some CoT capability
Local Execution	Yes. Open weights can be self-hosted; the largest variants need substantial GPU memory.	Yes. Weights are downloadable and run locally via llama.cpp, Ollama and similar runtimes.
Open Weights	Yes. DeepSeek R1
Multi-Agent Orchestration

Platforms — DeepSeek Wins

Platforms: DeepSeek compared with Llama
Feature	DeepSeek	Llama
Web App	Yes	No
iOS App	Yes	No
Android App	Yes	No
Desktop App	No	No
Chrome Extension	No	No

Privacy — Llama Wins

Privacy: DeepSeek compared with Llama
Feature	DeepSeek	Llama
GDPR Compliant	No	Yes
Opt Out of Data Training	Yes	Yes
Enterprise Privacy Mode	No	Yes. Self-hosted

Workspaces — Tie

Workspaces: DeepSeek compared with Llama
Feature	DeepSeek	Llama
Projects / Folders	No	No