GPT-5 Mini vs Llama 3.3 70B
Cost and capability comparison. For a sample workload of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens across 100,000 requests/month, Llama 3.3 70B is cheaper by about $35.00/month.
| GPT-5 Mini | Llama 3.3 70B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Arena · Overall(LMArena Elo — higher is better) | 1374✓ | 1315 |
| Arena rank (overall) | #70✓ | #98 |
| Arena · Coding | 1388✓ | 1312 |
| Arena · Math & reasoning | 1390✓ | 1305 |
| Arena · Agentic / tool use | 1378✓ | — |
| Score evidence | Measured | Measured |
| Pricing (USD / 1M tokens) | ||
| Input | $0.2500✓ | $0.6000 |
| Output | $2.00 | $0.6000✓ |
| Cached input (read) | $0.0250✓ | — |
| Cache write | — | — |
| Blended(3:1 input:output blend) | $0.6875 | $0.6000✓ |
| Specs & capabilities | ||
| Provider | OpenAI | Meta |
| Context window | 128K (128,000) | 128K (128,000) |
| Max output | 64,000✓ | 8,192 |
| Modalities | text, image | text |
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Batch pricing | Yes | No |
| Tokenizer | o200k_base | approx |
| Release date | — | — |
| Status | ga | legacy |
Intelligence scores are community Arena ratings from LMArena / arena.ai, used under CC BY 4.0. Snapshot last refreshed 11 October 2026. Scores are a relative signal, not an absolute measure of capability. A Measured score was voted on directly; an Estimated score is inherited from an identical base model (a regional/creator-prefixed hosting duplicate). See our methodology.
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| Llama 3.3 70B | Meta | $0.000900 | $90.00 | $1,080.00 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5 Mini | OpenAI | $0.00125 | $125.00 | $1,500.00 | 128,000 |
FAQ
Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Mini or Llama 3.3 70B?
For a workload of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens over 100,000 requests/month, Llama 3.3 70B is cheaper, costing about $90.00/month versus $125.00/month.
What is the context window of GPT-5 Mini and Llama 3.3 70B?
GPT-5 Mini supports 128,000 tokens, while Llama 3.3 70B supports 128,000 tokens.
Estimates for planning only. Verify current pricing with each provider.