Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct leads with 12.3% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is $1.38 cheaper per million tokens. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base supports multimodal inputs. 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 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.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base represents an updated iteration of the 24B foundation model, developed with architectural refinements and improved training. Built to provide enhanced base capabilities for fine-tuning, it incorporates learnings from previous versions for better downstream performance.
7 months newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Mistral AI
2025-03-17
Cost per million tokens (USD)

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Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
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