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MetaLlama-3.1 8BVSMistral AIMinistral 3 8B

Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|Updated: June 2026

Our Take

Standardized reasoning and coding benchmarks are currently pending verification for one or both of these models. We recommend testing Llama-3.1 8B and Ministral 3 8B directly in their respective provider playgrounds to see which fits your specific prompt styles best.
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Model Specs

Llama-3.1 8B

Open Source

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (human-eval)
72.6%

basic standalone code completion and simple functions

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
30.4%

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)
Self HostLocal execution (zero API fees)
Context Window
131.07k tokens
Model Specs

Ministral 3 8B

Open SourceAPI Available

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
N/A

complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
N/A

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)
$0.15Input: $0.15 | Output: $0.15
Context WindowLarger
262.14k tokens

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