Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Mistral: Small 3 (free)

DEPRECATED

OpenRouter

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 65/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

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DEPRECATED

Requesty

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 87/100

Context Window 128K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 87/100 vs 65/100, Llama 3.1 70B (via routing) outperforms Mistral: Small 3 (free) by 22 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Llama 3.1 70B (via routing).

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mistral: Small 3 (free)	Llama 3.1 70B (via routing)
Context Window	32k	128K
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~60-64%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	Jul 2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	20 requests/minute	60 RPM
Daily Limit	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)	50 requests/day (new orgs) / 200 requests/day (paying orgs), shared across all free models
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	C-Tier (Good)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	70B
Limitations	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand	Requires underlying provider API keys Free credit amount is limited Routing adds minimal latency
Key Strengths	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing	AI Router: automatic provider failover Prompt caching for cost savings Multi-provider load balancing