Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is a language model developed by Meta. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 61.3% across 18 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM-8K (CoT) (84.5%), ARC-C (83.4%), API-Bank (82.6%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 9 API providers. Released in 2024, it represents Meta's latest advancement in AI technology.

Mistral AI

Magistral Small 2506

Mistral AI

Magistral Small 2506 is a language model developed by Mistral AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 63.2% across 4 benchmarks. Notable strengths include AIME 2024 (70.7%), GPQA (68.2%), AIME 2025 (62.8%). It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Mistral AI's latest advancement in AI technology.

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Meta

2024-07-23

Mistral AI

Magistral Small 2506

Mistral AI

2025-06-10

10 months newer

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Larger context
Max Context:262.1K
Parameters:8.0B
Mistral AI

Magistral Small 2506

Max Context:-
Parameters:24.0B

Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Average Score:30.4%
Mistral AI

Magistral Small 2506

+37.8%
Average Score:68.2%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

general
54.0%
code
+14.5%
65.8%
Mistral AI

Magistral Small 2506

general
+13.2%
67.2%
code
51.3%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores
Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

2023-12-31

Magistral Small 2506

2025-06-01

More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

9 providers

Sambanova

Throughput: 1050 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Together

Throughput: 194 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Hyperbolic

Throughput: 200 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 118 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 292 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Groq

Throughput: 750 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Bedrock

Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Lambda

Throughput: 42 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

Cerebras

Throughput: 2047 tok/s
Latency: 0.2ms
Mistral AI

Magistral Small 2506

0 providers
Meta

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Avg Score:30.4%
Providers:9
Mistral AI

Magistral Small 2506

+37.8%
Avg Score:68.2%
Providers:0