Head to head
Ministral 8BvsLlama 3.1 70B Instruct
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Ministral 8B costs $0.0001 per solved task against
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct at $0.0005 — ▼ 5.3x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.09 a month.
On output token price alone Ministral 8B looks 3.6x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Ministral 8B and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct| Figure | Ministral 8B | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.11 | $0.4 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.11 | $0.4 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.11 | $0.4 |
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| Pass rate | 25% | 50% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0001measured | $0.0005measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.02 | $0.11 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings