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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct offers 192.0K more tokens in context window than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is $0.54 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is available on 5 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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Meta
Llama 3.2 90B was developed as a flagship-tier open-source model, designed to provide advanced capabilities with 90 billion parameters. Built to serve applications requiring high-quality reasoning and generation, it represents a powerful option within the Llama 3.2 series for demanding tasks.
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Mistral AI
Mistral Small 24B Instruct was created as the instruction-tuned version of the 24B base model, designed to follow user instructions reliably. Built to serve general-purpose applications requiring moderate capability, it balances performance with deployment practicality.
4 months newer
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-01-30
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Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Input:$0.35
Output:$0.40
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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input:$0.07
Output:$0.14($0.54 cheaper)
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks
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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Average Score:57.4%
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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Average Score:58.0%(+0.6%)
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
5 providers
Bedrock
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
DeepInfra
Throughput: 24 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Fireworks
Throughput: 50 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Hyperbolic
Throughput: 42 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Together
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Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Avg Score:57.4%
Providers:5
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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Avg Score:58.0%(+0.6%)
Providers:2