Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct offers 190.5K more tokens in context window than Mistral Small. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small was created as an efficient model offering, designed to provide capable language understanding with reduced computational requirements. Built to serve cost-sensitive applications while maintaining quality, it enables Mistral's technology in scenarios where resource efficiency is valued.
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Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Mistral Small
Mistral AI
2024-09-17
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Mistral Small
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Mistral Small

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Mistral Small
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Mistral Small
Mistral AI