Battle of the Models

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meta/llama-3-70b-instruct

A-TIER

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Intelligence Score 83/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 8K tokens

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

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Intelligence Score 65/100

Context Window 128k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 83/100 vs 65/100, meta/llama-3-70b-instruct outperforms DeepSeek: R1 (free) by 18 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for meta/llama-3-70b-instruct.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	meta/llama-3-70b-instruct	DeepSeek: R1 (free)
Context Window	8K tokens	128k
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Dense Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~60-64%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Varies by model	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	Credit-based	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	C-Tier (Good)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Fast	🐢 Slower (Reasoning)
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	🧠 Complex Reasoning
Model Size	70b	Undisclosed
Limitations	Pay-per-second billing (can be expensive) Cold starts for less popular models Trial credits are minimal	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	Run any public model with an API Fine-tune existing models easily Cold boots can be slow for unpopular models	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing