Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct leads with 55.8% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is a language model developed by Meta. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 79.2% across 18 benchmarks. It excels particularly in ARC-C (96.9%), GSM8k (96.8%), API-Bank (92.0%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 8 API providers. Released in 2024, it represents Meta's latest advancement in AI technology.
Mistral AI
Magistral Small 2506 is a language model developed by Mistral AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 63.2% across 4 benchmarks. Notable strengths include AIME 2024 (70.7%), GPQA (68.2%), AIME 2025 (62.8%). It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Mistral AI's latest advancement in AI technology.
10 months newer
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 21 common benchmarks
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Magistral Small 2506
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Magistral Small 2506
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Magistral Small 2506
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