Llama 3.3 70B vs Mistral Small

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

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Llama 3.3 70B

Meta

Overall 73

standard

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Mistral Small

Mistral

Overall 69

fast

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

Llama 3.3 70BMistral Small

Comparison of Llama 3.3 70B vs Mistral Small
Metric	Llama 3.3 70B	Mistral Small
Input Price / 1M	$0.23	$0.10
Output Price / 1M	$0.40	$0.30
Combined Price / 1M	$0.63	$0.40
Context Window	128,000	32,000
Coding Score	84	77
Reasoning Score	82	76
Vision Score	45	45
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	standard	fast
Release Date	12/6/2024	1/30/2025

Llama 3.3 70B — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Open weights
Low hosting cost
Strong coding

Weaknesses

No native vision
Self-hosting required

Mistral Small — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Very low cost
Fast

Weaknesses

32K context limit
No vision

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

Llama 3.3 70B scores 84 vs 77 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Llama 3.3 70B leads on writing quality (80 vs 79).

Long Context

Llama 3.3 70B offers 128K tokens vs 32K.

Cost Efficiency

Mistral Small is cheaper at $0.40/M combined vs $0.63/M.

Enterprise Use

Llama 3.3 70B combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

Llama 3.3 70B is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.