Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct leads with 3.7% higher average benchmark score. 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 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.
Microsoft
Phi-3.5 MoE was created using a mixture-of-experts architecture, designed to provide enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency through sparse activation. Built to combine the benefits of larger models with practical computational requirements, it represents Microsoft's exploration of efficient scaling techniques.
1 month newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Microsoft
2024-08-23
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Phi-3.5-MoE-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

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct