Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct leads with 26.0% higher average benchmark score. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Meta
Llama 3.3 70B was introduced with refinements to the Llama 3 architecture, designed to incorporate improvements in instruction-following and task performance. Built to continue the evolution of Meta's 70B tier, it provides enhanced quality while maintaining the deployment characteristics valued by the open-source community.
Microsoft
Phi-3.5 Mini was developed by Microsoft as a small language model designed to deliver impressive performance despite its compact size. Built with efficiency in mind, it demonstrates that capable language understanding and generation can be achieved with fewer parameters, making AI more accessible for edge and resource-constrained deployments.
3 months newer

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Microsoft
2024-08-23

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-12-06
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

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Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

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Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

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Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

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Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

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Azure