Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct leads with 17.9% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Ministral 8B Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.1 8B was developed as an efficient open-source model, designed to bring capable instruction-following to applications with limited computational resources. Built with 8 billion parameters, it provides a lightweight option for developers seeking reliable performance without the overhead of larger models.
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B was developed as a compact yet capable model from Mistral AI, designed to provide strong instruction-following with just 8 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring efficient deployment while maintaining reliable performance, it represents Mistral's smallest production-ready offering.
2 months newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI