Who should use DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

Inferred · not functionally tested: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is an open-source project built for developers.

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Basis unknown · not verified: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B runs on the web, the command line, and API.

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Who develops DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek AI.

How long has DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B been around?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B first shipped in 2024.

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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Name: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Author: DeepSeek AI

huggingface.coInfrastructure

PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Sep 2026; it is registered on Hugging Face and has been in the index since 19 Jul 2026. How this is checked

This is a distilled 8B parameter model from the DeepSeek-R1 series, based on the Llama architecture. It retains strong reasoning and problem-solving abilities from the larger teacher model while being significantly more efficient. The model is suitable for local inference, coding assistance, and complex reasoning tasks.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Open SourceMITWebCLIAPI

Visit huggingface.co

5.0kstars

546forks

5alternatives

2features

2024since

Overview

2 features

Purpose: Delivering high-performance reasoning capabilities in a smaller, more efficient model that can run on consumer hardware.

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Audience: developers

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Functions: code_generation

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Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: CLI, WEB · deployment: browser, cli, api_only

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: huggingface.co. These links do not verify the individual claims.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is a Reasoning project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on delivering high-performance reasoning capabilities in a smaller, more efficient model that can run on consumer hardware. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for developers. Basis unknown · not verified: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is open source under the MIT license. Basis unknown · not verified: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is available on the web, the command line, and API.

It is developed by DeepSeek AI, and it first shipped in 2024. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 5k stars. It operates in a well-populated space: PulseGate tracks 5 similar projects.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

Reasoning
Distilled Model

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_ossanthropicmeta_llamaopenai

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-only

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
openai: bgpt- in the HTML
anthropic: bclaude- in the HTML
local_oss: bollama in the HTML · bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML
meta_llama: llama- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Public signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tier

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed19 Jul · 19:49 UTC
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B seen via Hugging Face Enumerator
Source: Hugging Face Enumerator · Open

Frequently asked questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

What does DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B do?: Inferred · not functionally tested: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B focuses on delivering high-performance reasoning capabilities in a smaller, more efficient model that can run on consumer hardware. It is catalogued under Reasoning on PulseGate.
Who should use DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?: Inferred · not functionally tested: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is an open-source project built for developers.
Is DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B free?: Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B run on?: Basis unknown · not verified: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B still active?: PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Sep 2026.
What projects are similar to DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B, and Deepseek R1 Distill Llama 70b.DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B Deepseek R1 Distill Llama 70b
Who develops DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is developed by DeepSeek AI.
How long has DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B been around?: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: CLI · Web
Languages: English
License: MIT
Model: Open source
Purpose: Delivering high-performance reasoning capabilities in a smaller, more efficient model that can run on consumer hardware.Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: developersInferred · not functionally tested

Registered as

Hugging Face: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B

Developer

DeepSeek AI

Team

Open source

Stars: 5,022
Forks: 546
Open issues: 89
Last commit: 25 Sep 2024
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 7
Authorship: Team
Default branch: main

Index record

Indexed: 19 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 12 Oct 2026

Identity audit (11)

Slug: deepseek-ai-deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b-huggingface-co
Lifecycle last checked: 14 Sep 2026
Identity check: 1 linked identifier: not checked
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 19 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B

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