Head to head
Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks, and a verdict by use case.
| Spec | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 24B | 70B |
| Author | Mistral AI | Meta |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Llama 3.3 Community |
| Context window | 0k | 0k |
| VRAM at Q4 | 14 GB | 40 GB |
| VRAM at Q5 | 17 GB | 48 GB |
| VRAM at Q8 | 26 GB | 75 GB |
| VRAM at FP16 | 48 GB | 140 GB |
| Use cases | chat, general, vision, multilingual, fr | chat, general, reasoning |
Verdict
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is significantly larger (70B vs 24B), so expect higher quality but heavier VRAM and slower throughput.
For unambiguous commercial use, Mistral Small 3.1 24B has the safer license (Apache 2.0) compared to Llama 3.3 Community.