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This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.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

BazaarLink

Intelligence Score 85/100

Context Window Unknown

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 85/100, Mixtral 8x7B Instruct outperforms Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) by 1 point.

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mixtral 8x7B Instruct	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)
Context Window	32K	Unknown
Architecture	Mixture of Experts (MoE)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Tier 0: adaptive (60 RPM from Tier 1)	10 RPM (20 RPM with any credit), 2 concurrent requests
Daily Limit	Credit-based	60 weighted units/day (120 with credit), resets 00:00 UTC
Capabilities	Multilingual	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	A-Tier (Excellent)
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	Free model list rotates Longer inputs consume more daily units
Key Strengths	Optimized inference engine (FriendliEngine) OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Enterprise-grade uptime	Daily free tier, no card One key for 120+ models