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Mistral AI
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Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Llama 3 8B Lunaris

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Mistral Small 3.1 24B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls

Llama 3 8B Lunaris wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Mistral Small 3.1 24B
Benchmark Advantage
Mistral Small 3.1 24B
Context Window
Mistral Small 3.1 24B
Speed
Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMistral Small 3.1 24BLlama 3 8B Lunaris
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMistral Small 3.1 24BLlama 3 8B Lunaris
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMistral AISao10k
ReleasedMar 2025Aug 2024

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Modalities

Input
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Output
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Llama 3 8B Lunaris Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Mistral Small 3.1 24B has cheaper input pricing at $0.03/M tokens. Llama 3 8B Lunaris has cheaper output pricing at $0.05/M tokens.
Mistral Small 3.1 24B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 13.9, compared to Llama 3 8B Lunaris's score of N/A.
Mistral Small 3.1 24B has a 128,000 token context window, while Llama 3 8B Lunaris has a 8,192 token context window.
Mistral Small 3.1 24B supports vision. Llama 3 8B Lunaris does not support vision.