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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs Mistral Nemo

Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct (Meta) and Mistral Nemo (Mistral) side by side: what each costs per million tokens through Rapid Router, how much context each takes, what each supports, and where independent benchmarks place them. Same API, same key; switching is a one-string change.

Llama-3.1-8B-InstructMistral Nemo
Input price per 1M$0.020$0.029
Output price per 1M$0.040$0.030
Context window131K tokens128K tokens
Max output118K tokens128K tokens
Input typestexttext
Capabilitiestools, JSONtools
AuthorMetaMistral

What a month costs on each

WorkloadLlama-3.1-8B-InstructMistral Nemo
Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out)$0.460$0.555
RAG month (40M in, 3M out)$0.920$1.25
Coding month (60M in, 10M out)$1.60$2.04

On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct costs less (about 15% less than Mistral Nemo). Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct takes the longer prompt at 131K tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.

Call either one

curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct:free", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'

# the other one: change the model string
  -d '{"model": "mistralai/mistral-nemo-instruct-2407:free", ...}'

Common questions

Which is cheaper, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct or Mistral Nemo?

Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 15%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens.

Which has the larger context window?

Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct, at 131K tokens. Mistral Nemo offers 128K tokens.

Can I switch between Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct and Mistral Nemo without changing code?

Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct:free or mistralai/mistral-nemo-instruct-2407:free).

How do I pay for Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct or Mistral Nemo?

Top up a Rapid Router balance by card in US dollars, and both models debit that balance per request.

More Llama models: Meta API pricing · More Mistral: Mistral API pricing