Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Mixtral 8x7B Instruct

A-TIER

Friendli AI

Intelligence Score 86/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

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A-TIER

Mistral AI

Intelligence Score 82/100

Context Window 32K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

Commercial/Paid Model

FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 82/100, Mixtral 8x7B Instruct outperforms Mistral Small by 4 points.

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mixtral 8x7B Instruct	Mistral Small
Context Window	32K	32K
Architecture	Mixture of Experts (MoE)	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	60 RPM	5,000 RPM
Daily Limit	Credit-based	Based on tier
Capabilities	Multilingual	Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Very Fast	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	7B	Undisclosed
Limitations	$10 credit is one-time trial Billing required after credits Limited model selection	API key required Limited availability
Key Strengths	Optimized inference engine (FriendliEngine) OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Enterprise-grade uptime	European AI Open weights available Competitive pricing