Price Per TokenPrice Per Token
Meta-llama
Meta-llama
vs
Microsoft
Microsoft

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

108 out of our 483 tracked models have had a price change in March.

Get our weekly newsletter on pricing changes, new releases, and tools.

Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context Window
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Speed
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricLlama 3.1 405B InstructPhi-3 Mini 128K InstructWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.90$0.10 Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.90$0.10 Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.45N/A Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct is 89% cheaper overall.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Providers

No provider data available

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct Providers

No provider data available

Benchmark Comparison

9
Benchmarks Compared
2
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Wins
1
Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkLlama 3.1 405B InstructPhi-3 Mini 128K InstructWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
17.426.3
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
14.5--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
3.0--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
73.230.4
GPQA
Graduate-level science
51.59.1
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
30.5--
Aider
Real-world code editing
66.2--
AIME
Competition math
21.3--
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
-37.1-
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

Cost vs Quality

X-axis:
Y-axis:
Loading chart...
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Other models

Context & Performance

Context Window

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
131,000
tokens
Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
128,000
tokens
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has a 2% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricLlama 3.1 405B InstructPhi-3 Mini 128K InstructWinner
Tokens/second33.7 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token0.71sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.1 405B InstructPhi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.1 405B InstructPhi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMeta-llamaMicrosoft
ReleasedJul 2024Unknown

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

Related Comparisons

Compare Llama 3.1 405B Instruct with:

Compare Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct with:

Frequently Asked Questions

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 14.5, compared to Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct's score of N/A.
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has a 131,000 token context window, while Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window.
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct does not support vision. Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct does not support vision.