Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct leads with 2.7% higher average benchmark score. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available on 6 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B was introduced as a mid-sized variant in the Llama 3.2 family, designed to offer enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency. Built to provide a balanced option for applications requiring more than lightweight models but less than flagship sizes, it serves diverse use cases in the open-source community.
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.
21 days newer

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

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

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Sambanova

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Ministral 8B Instruct
Together

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI