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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 83 to 41 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Meta

    Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct

    Released Dec 6, 2024

    41/100
    • ECI127.3
    • Price$0.59 / $0.753
    • Context128K
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  2. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    83/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct (41). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite $0.175 · Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct $0.631 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteLlama-3.3-70B-Instruct: Text · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingLlama-3.3-70B-InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama-3.3-70B-InstructGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Price50%5782
Inputs & features30%25100
Context window20%2461
Overall100%41/10083/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama-3.3-70B-InstructMetaGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)127.3—
ECI rank#146 of 165—
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions47.4%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics5.1%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.59$0.10 (best)
Output$0.753$0.40 (best)
Cached input—$0.01
Blended (3:1)$0.631$0.175 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 37 providersOfficial Google API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output4,096 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—gemini-2.5-flash-lite
API providers40 (best)24
ReleasedDec 6, 2024Jun 17, 2025
Knowledge cutoffDec 2023Jan 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct$7.41
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$1.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct (41). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Google API price). Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct costs $0.59 input / $0.753 output per million tokens (median across 37 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite versus $0.631 for Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct (3.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct has an ECI of 127.3 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 128,000 for Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct. Maximum output per response: Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct up to 4,096, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct accepts text; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct came out Dec 6, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct Dec 2023, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Jan 2025.

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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