Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) vs Mistral Small 3: API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) is 59.1% cheaper ($18.86/mo vs $46.12/mo), while Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) leads in token generation speed (750 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) (GroqCloud) Mistral Small 3 (Mistral AI (La Plateforme)) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $0.050 $0.100 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $0.025 $0.050 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $0.08 $0.30 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1180 LMSYS Elo 1215 LMSYS Elo Mistral Small 3
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $18.86 / mo $46.12 / mo Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) (-59.1%)
Context Window 128,000 tokens 32,000 tokens Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Output Speed (Throughput) 750 tokens/sec 150 tokens/sec Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Batch API Discount -25% (GroqCloud) -50% (Mistral AI (La Plateforme)) Mistral AI (La Plateforme)
Primary Workload Fit Instant keyword tagging, sentiment scoring, routing prompts at 750+ tokens/sec GDPR-strict European customer support automation & structured extraction Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) → Try Mistral Small 3 → Open Full Simulator