Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.5 leads with 10.8% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct offers 123.9K more tokens in context window than GPT-4.5. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is $224.60 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.5 supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, GPT-4.5 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
GPT-4.5 was developed as an intermediate advancement between GPT-4 and GPT-5, designed to incorporate incremental improvements in reasoning, factuality, and instruction-following. Built to bridge generational capabilities while maintaining compatibility with existing applications, it represents a refinement of the GPT-4 architecture with enhanced performance characteristics.
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.
7 months newer

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

GPT-4.5
OpenAI
2025-02-27
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-4.5

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

GPT-4.5

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-4.5
OpenAI

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

GPT-4.5

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

GPT-4.5

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
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