Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

A-TIER

DeepInfra

Intelligence Score 89/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 64K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

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OpenRouter

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 89/100 vs 65/100, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct outperforms Microsoft: Phi-3 Mini (free) by 24 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mixtral 8x22B Instruct	Microsoft: Phi-3 Mini (free)
Context Window	64K	128k
Architecture	Mixture of Experts (MoE)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~60-64%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	60 RPM (varies by model)	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	Credit-based (no daily cap)	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities	Reasoning Multilingual	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	C-Tier (Good)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	22B	Undisclosed
Limitations	$5 credit is one-time only Credits expire after 90 days Rate limits vary by model	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	OpenAI-compatible API (drop-in replacement) 40+ open-source models hosted Fast inference with optimized serving	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing