Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads with 35.7% higher average benchmark score. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 offers 858.1K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is $9.47 cheaper per million tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview was released as an early access version of Gemini 2.5 Pro, designed to allow developers and enterprises to experiment with next-generation capabilities before general availability. Built to gather feedback and demonstrate upcoming features, it provided a window into the evolution of Google's flagship model.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
2025-06-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
2025-01-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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