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 →Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct vs Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512
Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
The smallest model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 3B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.40 | $0.10 | 🏆 Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.40 | $0.10 | 🏆 Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct better than Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512?
Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct and Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512?
Input: $0.40 vs $0.10 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.40 vs $0.10 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct and Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 support?
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct supports up to 131K tokens. Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct and Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 support tool calling?
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct: yes. Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512: yes.