Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models have similar pricing. 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 3.2 3B was created as an ultra-compact open-source model, designed to enable on-device and edge deployment scenarios. Built with just 3 billion parameters while retaining instruction-following abilities, it brings Meta's language technology to mobile devices, IoT applications, and resource-constrained environments.
9 months newer

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

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

Devstral Small 1.1

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral AI

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Devstral Small 1.1

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Devstral Small 1.1

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
DeepInfra