Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Mixtral 8x7B

A-TIER

Mistral (La Plateforme)

Intelligence Score 86/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

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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 86/100 vs 65/100, Mixtral 8x7B outperforms DeepSeek: R1 (free) by 21 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Mixtral 8x7B.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mixtral 8x7B	DeepSeek: R1 (free)
Context Window	32k	128k
Architecture	Mixture of Experts (MoE)	Dense Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~60-64%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	1 request/second	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	-	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	C-Tier (Good)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Very Fast	🐢 Slower (Reasoning)
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	🧠 Complex Reasoning
Model Size	7B	Undisclosed
Limitations	Phone verification required Data training opt-in required 1 request/second rate limit	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	Access to Mistral's open-weight models OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Function calling support	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing