| Signal | Llama 3 70B Instruct | Delta | Devstral Small 1.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 17 | -33 | |
Benchmarks | 60 | +15 | |
Pricing | 99 | 0 | |
Context window size | 62 | -19 | |
Recency | 0 | -77 | |
Output Capacity | 65 | +45 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 4 wins |
Score History
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Llama 3 70B Instruct
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47.2
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Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1 saves you $63.00/month
That's $756.00/year compared to Llama 3 70B Instruct at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Llama 3 70B Instruct | Devstral Small 1.1 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57 | 47 | Llama 3 70B Instruct |
| Rank | #157 | #175 | Llama 3 70B Instruct |
| Quality Rank | #157 | #175 | Llama 3 70B Instruct |
| Adoption Rank | #157 | #175 | Llama 3 70B Instruct |
| Parameters | 70B | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 8K | 131K | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Pricing | $0.51/$0.74/M | $0.10/$0.30/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 17 | 50 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Benchmarks | 60 | 45 | Llama 3 70B Instruct |
| Pricing | 99 | 100 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Context window size | 62 | 81 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Recency | 0 | 78 | Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Output Capacity | 65 | 20 | Llama 3 70B Instruct |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 57/100 (rank #157), placing it in the top 46% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 47/100 (rank #175), placing it in the top 40% of all 290 models tracked.
Llama 3 70B Instruct has a 10-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Devstral Small 1.1 offers 68% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $6.00/month with Devstral Small 1.1 vs $18.75/month with Llama 3 70B Instruct - a $12.75 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Devstral Small 1.1 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (131K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.30/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (57/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Llama 3 70B Instruct has a moderate advantage with a 9.799999999999997-point lead in composite score. It wins on more signal dimensions, but Devstral Small 1.1 has specific strengths that could make it the better choice for certain workflows.
Best for Quality
Llama 3 70B Instruct
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Devstral Small 1.1
68% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Llama 3 70B Instruct
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Llama 3 70B Instruct
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Llama 3 70B Instruct
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Meta
| Capability | Llama 3 70B Instruct | Devstral Small 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
Meta
Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1 saves you $1.27/month
That's 70% cheaper than Llama 3 70B Instruct at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Llama 3 70B Instruct | Devstral Small 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 8K | 131K |
| Max Output Tokens | 8,000 | -- |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes |
| Created | Apr 18, 2024 | Jul 10, 2025 |