Compare/Mistral 7B Instruct vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Mistral 7B InstructvsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Mistral 7B Instruct

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.225/M
Speed
118 tok/s
TTFT
0.37s
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Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Input
$0.245/M
Output
$0.245/M
Speed
85 tok/s
TTFT
0.46s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Mistral 7B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Mistral 7B Instruct
Lower Latency
Mistral 7B Instruct
Benchmarks (0-12)
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral 7B InstructLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.245
Output ($/M tokens)$0.225$0.245
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral 7B Instruct$0.22
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)$0.27

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral 7B Instruct
118 tok/s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
85 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral 7B Instruct
0.37s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
0.46s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.48.7
Coding Index
4.2
Math Index
1.7
GPQA Diamond
17.7%22.1%
MMLU-Pro
24.5%46.4%
LiveCodeBench
4.6%11.0%
AIME 2025
1.7%
MATH-500
12.1%51.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%5.2%
SciCode
2.4%11.2%
IFBench
19.9%30.4%
TerminalBench
0.8%
Mistral 7B Instruct0 wins
12 winsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral 7B Instruct or Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Mistral 7B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.21/M tokens vs $0.24/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Mistral 7B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Mistral 7B Instruct generates tokens faster at 118 tok/s vs 85 tok/s. Mistral 7B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.37s vs 0.46s).

When should I use Mistral 7B Instruct vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Choose based on your priorities: Mistral 7B Instruct for lower cost, Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) for stronger benchmark performance, and Mistral 7B Instruct for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.