Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Mistral AI
Devstral Small was developed as a more efficient development-focused model, designed to bring software engineering assistance to resource-conscious deployments. Built to provide coding capabilities with reduced computational requirements, it enables developer tools in environments where efficiency is paramount.
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B was created as a balanced open-source model, designed to provide strong performance with 70 billion parameters while remaining practical for many deployment scenarios. Built to serve as a versatile foundation for fine-tuning and application development, it combines capability with accessibility in the open-source ecosystem.
11 months newer

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral AI
2025-07-11
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Devstral Small 1.1

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral AI

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Devstral Small 1.1

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Devstral Small 1.1

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
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