Key Takeaways
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct wins:
- Faster response time
- Higher intelligence benchmark
- Better at coding
- Better at math
- Supports tool calls
Llama Guard 3 8B wins:
- Cheaper input tokens
- Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
Llama Guard 3 8B
Benchmark Advantage
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Context Window
Llama Guard 3 8B
Speed
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Pricing Comparison
Price Comparison
| Metric | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Llama Guard 3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input (per 1M tokens) | $0.10 | $0.02 | Llama Guard 3 8B |
| Output (per 1M tokens) | $0.32 | $0.06 | Llama Guard 3 8B |
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Llama Guard 3 8B is 81% cheaper overall.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Providers
DeepInfra $0.10 (Cheapest)
Novita $0.14
Parasail $0.22
Nebius $0.25
Crusoe $0.25
Llama Guard 3 8B Providers
Nebius $0.02 (Cheapest)
Groq $0.20
Cloudflare $0.48
Benchmark Comparison
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Benchmark Scores
| Benchmark | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Llama Guard 3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall intelligence score | 14.2 | - | - |
Coding Index Code generation & understanding | 10.7 | - | - |
Math Index Mathematical reasoning | 7.7 | - | - |
MMLU Pro Academic knowledge | 71.3 | - | - |
GPQA Graduate-level science | 49.8 | - | - |
LiveCodeBench Competitive programming | 28.8 | - | - |
Aider Real-world code editing | 59.4 | - | - |
AIME Competition math | 30.0 | - | - |
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.
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Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Other models
Context & Performance
Context Window
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
131,072
tokens
Max output: 16,384 tokens
Llama Guard 3 8B
131,072
tokens
Speed Performance
| Metric | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Llama Guard 3 8B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokens/second | 104.4 tok/s | N/A | |
| Time to First Token | 0.49s | N/A |
Capabilities
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Llama Guard 3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Tool/Function Calls | ||
| Reasoning Mode | ||
| Audio Input | ||
| Audio Output | ||
| PDF Input | ||
| Prompt Caching | ||
| Web Search |
License & Release
| Property | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | Llama Guard 3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| License | Open Source | Open Source |
| Author | Meta-llama | Meta-llama |
| Released | Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 |
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