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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct vs Mistral Large 2407 vs Gemma 2 27B

Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct comes out ahead, 43 to 39 and 35 on our weighted score, though Gemma 2 27B is 10% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Meta

    Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct

    Released Jul 23, 2024

    43/100
    • ECI125.9
    • Price$0.72 / $0.72
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct

  2. Mistral AI

    Mistral Large 2407

    Released Jul 24, 2024

    39/100
    • ECI127.6
    • Price$2.00 / $6.00
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Mistral Large 2407

  3. Google

    Gemma 2 27B

    Released Jul 13, 2024

    35/100
    • ECI122.1
    • Price$0.65 / $0.65
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove Gemma 2 27B
01 — Verdict

Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct is our pick

Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 43/100 against Mistral Large 2407 (39) and Gemma 2 27B (35). Mistral Large 2407 wins on capability and inputs & features. Gemma 2 27B wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityMistral Large 2407Capabilities Index (ECI): Mistral Large 2407 127.6 · Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct 125.9 · Gemma 2 27B 122.1
  • Lowest priceGemma 2 27BGemma 2 27B $0.65 · Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct $0.72 · Mistral Large 2407 $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMistral Large 2407Mistral Large 2407 131,072 · Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct 128,000 · Gemma 2 27B 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsMistral Large 2407Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct: Text · Mistral Large 2407: Text, PDFs · Gemma 2 27B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama-3.1-70B-InstructMistral Large 2407Gemma 2 27B
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%474942
Price25%542656
Inputs & features15%25350
Context window10%24250
Overall100%43/10039/10035/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct vs Mistral Large 2407 vs Gemma 2 27B specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama-3.1-70B-InstructMetaMistral Large 2407Mistral AIGemma 2 27BGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)125.9127.6 (best)122.1
ECI rank#149 of 165#144 of 165 (best)#152 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions44.2%49.0% (best)36.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics3.6%8.5% (best)1.4%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.72$2.00$0.65 (best)
Output$0.72$6.00$0.65 (best)
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.72$3.00$0.65 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 8 providersMedian of 5 providersMedian of 3 providers
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Max output4,096 tokens104,857 tokens (best)2,048 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoNoNo
PDFsNoYesNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningNoNoNo
Tool callingYesYesNo
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenOpen
API model ID———
API providers8 (best)53
ReleasedJul 23, 2024Jul 24, 2024Jul 13, 2024
Knowledge cutoffDec 2023Mar 31, 2024Jun 30, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct$8.64
  • Mistral Large 2407$32.00
  • Gemma 2 27B$7.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct, Mistral Large 2407 or Gemma 2 27B?

Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 43/100 against Mistral Large 2407 (39) and Gemma 2 27B (35). Mistral Large 2407 wins on capability and inputs & features. Gemma 2 27B wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct, Mistral Large 2407 or Gemma 2 27B?

Gemma 2 27B is cheaper at $0.65 input / $0.65 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct costs $0.72 input / $0.72 output per million tokens (median across 8 API providers); Mistral Large 2407 costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.65 per million tokens for Gemma 2 27B versus $0.72 for Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct (1.1× as much) and $3.00 for Mistral Large 2407 (4.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Mistral Large 2407 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Mistral Large 2407 127.6 (#144 of 165), Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct 125.9 (#149 of 165) and Gemma 2 27B 122.1 (#152 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (123.3–129.4 vs 120.8–128.2), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Mistral Large 2407 49.0%, Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct 44.2%, Gemma 2 27B 36.5%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Mistral Large 2407 8.5%, Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct 3.6%, Gemma 2 27B 1.4%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct, Mistral Large 2407 and Gemma 2 27B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Mistral Large 2407 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Note that Gemma 2 27B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Large 2407 has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 128,000 for Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct and 8,192 for Gemma 2 27B. Maximum output per response: Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct up to 4,096, Mistral Large 2407 up to 104,857, Gemma 2 27B up to 2,048 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct accepts text; Mistral Large 2407 accepts text and PDFs; Gemma 2 27B accepts text. Mistral Large 2407 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Mistral Large 2407 is the newest, released Jul 24, 2024. Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct came out Jul 23, 2024; Gemma 2 27B came out Jul 13, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct Dec 2023, Mistral Large 2407 Mar 31, 2024, Gemma 2 27B Jun 30, 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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