Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq): API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) is 76.2% cheaper ($212.40/mo vs $892.50/mo), while Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) leads in token generation speed (310 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Gemini 2.5 Pro (Google Gemini API) Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) (GroqCloud) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $1.250 $0.590 Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $0.310 $0.290 Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $10.00 $0.79 Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1322 LMSYS Elo 1250 LMSYS Elo Gemini 2.5 Pro
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $892.50 / mo $212.40 / mo Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) (-76.2%)
Context Window 2,000,000 tokens 128,000 tokens Gemini 2.5 Pro
Output Speed (Throughput) 85 tokens/sec 310 tokens/sec Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Batch API Discount -50% (Google Gemini API) -25% (GroqCloud) Google Gemini API
Primary Workload Fit Massive repository analysis (2M context), video/audio understanding, deep reasoning Voice agents, instant autocomplete, sub-200ms interactive UX Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Gemini 2.5 Pro → Try Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) → Open Full Simulator