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Llama 2-13B vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
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Winner summary
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 2-13B
#126 by perf·no signal
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
#152 by perf·no signal
Best value
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Llama 2-13B
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no price
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
94.5 pts/$
$0.40/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Llama 2-13BLlama 3.1 70B Instruct
GPQA diamond
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct leads by +23.8
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Llama 2-13B
1.8
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
25.6
MATH level 5
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct leads by +33.4
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Llama 2-13B
3.3
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
36.7
MMLU
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct leads by +32.7
Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge.
Llama 2-13B
40.8
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
73.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 2-13B | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 1.8 | 25.6 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 3.3 | 36.7 |
MMLU Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge. | 40.8 | 73.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 2-13B | — | — | — | — |
| Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | $0.40 | $0.40 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $4.00 |