Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo vs Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501
Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo grades higher overall (26.8 against 20.1). Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 costs 86% less for the same work.
Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo
by Meta · #63 of 67 overall
- Context
- 128K
- Input / 1M
- $0.40
- Output / 1M
- $0.40
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501
by Mistral AI · #65 of 67 overall
- Context
- 32K
- Input / 1M
- $0.050
- Output / 1M
- $0.080
Better overall
Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo
Grade 26.8 vs 20.1
Cheaper
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501
86% less, $0.058 vs $0.40 blended
Larger context
Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo
128K vs 32K tokens
Head to head
Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.
Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct TurboMistral Small 24B Instruct 2501v = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.
What it costs you
Drag to match your monthly usage.
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 saves you $82.80 a month at this usage, $994 a year.
At a glance
| Attribute | Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo | Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Availability | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Overall grade | Good · 26.8 | Good · 20.1 |
| Overall rank | #63 of 67 | #65 of 67 |
| Input price | $0.40 per 1M | $0.050 per 1M |
| Output price | $0.40 per 1M | $0.080 per 1M |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Reasoning levels | No | No |
| Reads images | No | No |
| Model ID | meta-llama-3.1-70b-instruct-turbo | mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501 |
Try both with one key
Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.
Get your API key# Ask either model the same thing curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \ -d '{"model": "meta-llama-3.1-70b-instruct-turbo", "messages": [...]}' # …then swap one word -d '{"model": "mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501", "messages": [...]}'
Questions
Is Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo or Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 better?
Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo grades 26.8 against 20.1 for Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501, from public benchmarks.
Which is cheaper, Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo or Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501?
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501: $0.050 in and $0.080 out per million tokens, against $0.40 and $0.40 through FullsendAI.
Which has the larger context window?
Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo, with 131,072 tokens.
Can I use both with one API key?
Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.
Compare with others
Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.