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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct vs GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini comes out ahead, 56 to 46 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Meta

    Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct

    Released Dec 6, 2024

    46/100
    • ECI127.3
    • Price$0.59 / $0.724
    • Context128K
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  2. Our pick

    OpenAI

    GPT-4o mini

    Released Jul 18, 2024

    56/100
    • ECI126.6
    • Price$0.15 / $0.60
    • Context128K
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01 — Verdict

GPT-4o mini is our pick

GPT-4o mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 56/100 against Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct (46). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityLlama-3.3-70B-InstructCapabilities Index (ECI): Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct 127.3 · GPT-4o mini 126.6
  • Lowest priceGPT-4o miniGPT-4o mini $0.263 · Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct $0.624 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameLlama-3.3-70B-Instruct 128,000 · GPT-4o mini 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGPT-4o miniLlama-3.3-70B-Instruct: Text · GPT-4o mini: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingLlama-3.3-70B-InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama-3.3-70B-InstructGPT-4o mini
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%4949
Price25%6077
Inputs & features15%2570
Context window10%2424
Overall100%46/10056/100
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 GPT-4o mini specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama-3.3-70B-InstructMetaGPT-4o miniOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)127.3 (best)126.6
ECI rank#133 of 148 (best)#135 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions47.4% (best)37.7%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—0.7%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics5.1%6.9% (best)
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—8.3%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.59$0.15 (best)
Output$0.724$0.60 (best)
Cached input—$0.075
Blended (3:1)$0.624$0.263 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 21 providersOfficial OpenAI API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Max output4,096 tokens16,384 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDllama-3.3-70b-instructgpt-4o-mini
API providers24 (best)21
ReleasedDec 6, 2024Jul 18, 2024
Knowledge cutoffDec 2023Sep 2023
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct$7.35
  • GPT-4o mini$2.70
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct or GPT-4o mini?

GPT-4o mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 56/100 against Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct (46). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct or GPT-4o mini?

GPT-4o mini is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct costs $0.59 input / $0.724 output per million tokens (median across 21 API providers; free on Llama). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.263 per million tokens for GPT-4o mini versus $0.624 for Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct (2.4× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct 127.3 (#133 of 148) and GPT-4o mini 126.6 (#135 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (122.5–129.5 vs 120.5–128.5), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct 47.4%, GPT-4o mini 37.7%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — GPT-4o mini 6.9%, Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct 5.1%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct and GPT-4o mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct and GPT-4o mini share the same 128,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct up to 4,096, GPT-4o mini up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct accepts text; GPT-4o mini accepts text, images and PDFs. GPT-4o mini 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; GPT-4o mini is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct is the newest, released Dec 6, 2024. GPT-4o mini came out Jul 18, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct Dec 2023, GPT-4o mini Sep 2023.

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 Oct 4, 2026.

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