Battle of the Models

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Mixtral 8x7B Instruct

DEPRECATED

Friendli AI

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 86/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

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A-TIER

SambaNova Cloud

Intelligence Score 81/100

Context Window Long context

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 81/100, Mixtral 8x7B Instruct outperforms MiniMax M3 (preview) by 5 points.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mixtral 8x7B Instruct	MiniMax M3 (preview)
Context Window	32K	Long context
Architecture	Mixture of Experts (MoE)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	60 RPM	Varies by model
Daily Limit	Credit-based	Dependent on credits
Capabilities	Multilingual	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Very Fast	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	7B	Undisclosed
Limitations	$10 credit is one-time trial Billing required after credits Limited model selection	Free credits are one-time for new users Context window varies by model (8k - 128k) Rate limits apply to free tier
Key Strengths	Optimized inference engine (FriendliEngine) OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Enterprise-grade uptime	SambaNova SN40L RDU Chip Dataflow Architecture Record-Breaking Speed