Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct vs Grok 3 Mini Beta
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Grok 3 Mini Beta wins on 1/1 benchmarks
Grok 3 Mini Beta wins 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena.
Category leads
arena·Grok 3 Mini Beta
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
#154 by perf·no signal
Grok 3 Mini Beta
#30 by perf·no signal
Best value
Grok 3 Mini Beta
1.7x better value than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
94.5 pts/$
$0.40/M
Grok 3 Mini Beta
162.0 pts/$
$0.40/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
1 benchmark · 2 models
Llama 3.1 70B InstructGrok 3 Mini Beta
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Grok 3 Mini Beta leads by +64.6
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
1292.8
Grok 3 Mini Beta
1357.4
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | Grok 3 Mini Beta |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1292.8 | 1357.4 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.40 | $0.40 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $4.00 | |
| $0.30 | $0.50 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $3.50 |
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