Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

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Mistral: Small 3 (free)

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 65/100
Model Popularity 0 votes
Context Window 32k
Pricing Model Free / Open
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Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct

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Chutes.ai

Intelligence Score 91/100
Context Window 32K
Pricing Model Free / Open
Model Popularity 0 votes
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FINAL VERDICT

Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct Wins

With an intelligence score of 91/100 vs 65/100, Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct outperforms Mistral: Small 3 (free) by 26 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct.
HEAD-TO-HEAD

Detailed Comparison

Feature
Mistral: Small 3 (free)
Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct
Context Window
32k 32K
Architecture
Transformer (Open Weight) Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score
~60-64% ~85-87%
Release Date
2024 Sep-Nov 2024
Pricing Model
Free Tier Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)
20 requests/minute Varies (community capacity)
Daily Limit
50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup) Subject to availability
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 72B
Limitations
  • Limits depend on account history/topup
  • Community key models
  • Free models have lower priority during peak demand
  • Availability depends on community GPU donors
  • Speed varies with demand
  • Models may be temporarily unavailable
Key Strengths
  • Unified API for 100+ models from all providers
  • OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement)
  • Automatic model fallback and routing
  • Community-powered GPU network
  • Free access to large open-source models
  • OpenAI-compatible API format

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