Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct leads with 2.0% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Meta
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is a language model developed by Meta. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 61.3% across 18 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM-8K (CoT) (84.5%), ARC-C (83.4%), API-Bank (82.6%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 9 API providers. Released in 2024, it represents Meta's latest advancement in AI technology.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is a multimodal language model developed by Mistral AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 69.6% across 15 benchmarks. It excels particularly in DocVQA (94.9%), AI2D (92.9%), HumanEval Plus (92.9%). As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. 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.
11 months newer
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-06-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 30 common benchmarks
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
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
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct