Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 1.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens) is 2.0x cheaper than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.40

Best providerGoogle

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Input tokens$0.20

Output tokens$0.20

Best providerLambda

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Llama 3.1 70B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 70B Instruct does not.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

Open weights

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-06-17, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 11 months newer than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jun 17, 2025

10 months ago

10mo newer

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2025-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 3.1 70B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jan 2025

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

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Provider Availability

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is available from Google. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available from Lambda, DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Groq, Cerebras, Together, Fireworks, Bedrock, Sambanova.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Google

Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Lambda

Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Hyperbolic

Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Groq

Input Price:Input: $0.59/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.78/1M

Cerebras

Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M

Together

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

Fireworks

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

Sambanova

Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

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Google

Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Less expensive input tokens

Higher GPQA score (64.6% vs 41.7%)

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

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Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite	Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is made by Google and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite compare to Llama 3.1 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scores FACTS Grounding: 84.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 81.1%, MMMU: 72.9%, GPQA: 64.6%, Vibe-Eval: 51.3%. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct scores GSM-8K (CoT): 95.1%, ARC-C: 94.8%, API-Bank: 90.0%, IFEval: 87.5%, Multilingual MGSM (CoT): 86.9%.

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite cheaper than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via google. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs $0.20/M input and $0.20/M output via lambda.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.20/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is developed by Meta.