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  3. Llama 3.3 70B vs Mistral: Mistral Small 4

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Llama 3.3 70B vs Mistral: Mistral Small 4 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Llama 3.3 70B is more budget-friendly at $0.32/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Both Llama 3.3 70B and Mistral: Mistral Small 4 present distinct architectural strengths. Compare the verified benchmark matrix below to choose the model tailored to your specific application requirements.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

3 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Llama 3.3 70B (2)Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (1)
Llama 3.3 70B
2 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
Mistral: Mistral Small 4
1 of 3 Wins
✓Context window
Meta
Leads 2 of 3 metrics
Llama 3.3 70B

Previous Meta 70B open-weight workhorse.

Elo 1,285$0.32/1M out
Mistral
Leads 1 of 3 metrics
Mistral: Mistral Small 4

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (mistralai/mistral-small-2603). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.6/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Llama 3.3 70B
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderLlama 3.3 70B Wins

Llama 3.3 70B

$0.32 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Llama 3.3 70B (8)vsMistral: Mistral Small 4 (1)
Llama 3.3 70B: 8W (89%)Overall: Llama 3.3 70BMistral: Mistral Small 4: 1W (11%)
← Llama 3.3 70BMistral: Mistral Small 4 →
🏆Llama 3.3 70B(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Llama 3.3 70BvsMistral: Mistral Small 4
Preference Elo
1,285vs—
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
45.1%vs—
LiveBench
49.8%vs—
GPQA Diamond
65.7%vs—
Llama 3.3 70B: 4WMistral: Mistral Small 4: 0W
🏆Llama 3.3 70B(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Llama 3.3 70BvsMistral: Mistral Small 4
Output speed
140 tok/svs—
Time to first token
160 msvs—
Llama 3.3 70B: 2WMistral: Mistral Small 4: 0W
🏆Llama 3.3 70B(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Llama 3.3 70BvsMistral: Mistral Small 4
Output price
$0.32/1Mvs$0.6/1M+$0.28/1M
Input price
$0.1/1Mvs$0.15/1M+$0.05/1M
Context window
131kvs262k+131k
Llama 3.3 70B: 2WMistral: Mistral Small 4: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
Llama 3.3 70B1,285
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4—
LiveBench
Llama 3.3 70B49.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4—
SWE-bench
Llama 3.3 70B45.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4—
GPQA Diamond
Llama 3.3 70B65.7%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4—
Time to first token
Llama 3.3 70B160 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4—
Output speed
Llama 3.3 70B140 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4—
Input price+$0.05/1M
Llama 3.3 70B$0.1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4$0.15/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$0.28/1M
Llama 3.3 70B$0.32/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4$0.6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+131k
Llama 3.3 70B131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral: Mistral Small 4262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70BMistral: Mistral Small 4Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,285
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
49.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
45.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
65.7%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
160 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
140 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.15/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.05/1M
Output price
$0.32/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.28/1M
Context window
131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+131k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 42% with Llama 3.3 70B
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Llama 3.3 70B$8.30 / mo
In: $3.5Out: $4.8
Mistral: Mistral Small 4$14.25 / mo
In: $5.25Out: $9
Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 3.3 70B is estimated to save $5.95/month ($71/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Llama 3.3 70B:Pick Llama 3.3 70B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatLlama 3.3 70B

Lower output list price ($0.32/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGMistral: Mistral Small 4

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionMistral: Mistral Small 4

Mistral: Mistral Small 4 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatLlama 3.3 70BLower output list price ($0.32/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGMistral: Mistral Small 4Larger window (262k).
Screenshots / visionMistral: Mistral Small 4Mistral: Mistral Small 4 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchDec 6, 2024

Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

Dec 2024 instruct 70B. Still a self-host baseline. Llama 4 is the 2026 buy.

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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK
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Meta

Llama 3.3 70B

Elo 1,285
SWE-bench45.1%
Speed (tok/s)140 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.32/1M
Mistral

Mistral: Mistral Small 4

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)262k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.15/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.6/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 3.3 70B or Mistral: Mistral Small 4?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Llama 3.3 70B or Mistral: Mistral Small 4?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Llama 3.3 70B output tokens are $0.32/1M versus $0.6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 3.3 70B or Mistral: Mistral Small 4?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 accepts 262k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?
Llama 3.3 70B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Llama 3.3 70B and Mistral: Mistral Small 4 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Dec 6, 2024

    Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

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