Mercury Coder is the first diffusion large language model (dLLM). Applying a breakthrough discrete diffusion approach, the model runs 5-10x faster than even speed optimized models like Claude 3.5 Haiku and GPT-4o Mini while matching their p…
Model details →Inception: Mercury Coder vs Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 70B instruct-tuned version is optimized for high quality dialogue usecases. It has demonstrated strong performance compared to leading closed-source …
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Inception: Mercury Coder | Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 128K | 131K | 🏆 Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.25 | $0.40 | 🏆 Inception: Mercury Coder |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.75 | $0.40 | 🏆 Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inception: Mercury Coder better than Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Inception: Mercury Coder and Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?
Input: $0.25 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.75 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Inception: Mercury Coder and Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct support?
Inception: Mercury Coder supports up to 128K tokens. Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Inception: Mercury Coder and Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct support tool calling?
Inception: Mercury Coder: yes. Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct: yes.