DeepSeek V3.1 Base vs Llama Guard 4 12B: side-by-side summary

DeepSeek V3.1 Base and Llama Guard 4 12B are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

DeepSeek V3.1 Base, from DeepSeek, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Llama Guard 4 12B, from Meta Llama, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.18/M tokens input, $0.18/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• DeepSeek V3.1 Base: 163,840 tokens
• Llama Guard 4 12B: 1,048,576 tokens

Price

• DeepSeek V3.1 Base: Pricing varies by provider
• Llama Guard 4 12B: $0.18/M tokens input, $0.18/M tokens output

Provided by

• DeepSeek V3.1 Base: DeepSeek
• Llama Guard 4 12B: Meta Llama

• DeepSeek V3.1 Base model details, providers and pricing
• Llama Guard 4 12B model details, providers and pricing