Head to head
Mistral Large 3 675B vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks, and a verdict by use case.
| Spec | Mistral Large 3 675B | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 675B | 70B |
| Author | Mistral AI | Meta |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Llama 3.3 Community |
| Context window | 0k | 0k |
| VRAM at Q4 | 405 GB | 40 GB |
| VRAM at Q5 | 485 GB | 48 GB |
| VRAM at Q8 | 720 GB | 75 GB |
| VRAM at FP16 | 1350 GB | 140 GB |
| Use cases | chat, general, vision, multilingual, fr, moe | chat, general, reasoning |
Verdict
Mistral Large 3 675B is significantly larger (675B vs 70B), so expect higher quality but heavier VRAM and slower throughput.
For unambiguous commercial use, Mistral Large 3 675B has the safer license (Apache 2.0) compared to Llama 3.3 Community.