Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo vs Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 grades higher overall (20.1 against 0.0). Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo costs 57% less for the same work.
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo
by Meta · #67 of 67 overall
- Context
- 128K
- Input / 1M
- $0.020
- Output / 1M
- $0.040
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501
by Mistral AI · #65 of 67 overall
- Context
- 32K
- Input / 1M
- $0.050
- Output / 1M
- $0.080
Better overall
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501
Grade 0.0 vs 20.1
Cheaper
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo
57% less, $0.025 vs $0.058 blended
Larger context
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo
128K vs 32K tokens
Head to head
Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.
Meta Llama 3.1 8B 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.
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo saves you $7.60 a month at this usage, $91.20 a year.
At a glance
| Attribute | Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo | Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Availability | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Overall grade | Good · 0.0 | Good · 20.1 |
| Overall rank | #67 of 67 | #65 of 67 |
| Input price | $0.020 per 1M | $0.050 per 1M |
| Output price | $0.040 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-3.1-8b-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-3.1-8b-instruct-turbo", "messages": [...]}' # …then swap one word -d '{"model": "mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501", "messages": [...]}'
Questions
Is Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo or Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 better?
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 grades 20.1 against 0.0 for Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo, from public benchmarks.
Which is cheaper, Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo or Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501?
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo: $0.020 in and $0.040 out per million tokens, against $0.050 and $0.080 through FullsendAI.
Which has the larger context window?
Meta Llama 3.1 8B 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
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- Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 vs Gemma 3 4B IT
- Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 vs Phi 4
- Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 vs Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct Turbo
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.