Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) vs Llama 3 70B
Compare Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) by Google AI against Llama 3 70B by Meta AI, tested across 40 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) or Llama 3 70B?
Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) and Llama 3 70B are both competitive models. Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) costs $1.25/M input tokens vs $0.59/M for Llama 3 70B. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) and Llama 3 70B
Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) is made by google while Llama 3 70B is from meta. On pricing, Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) costs $1.25/M input tokens vs $0.59/M for Llama 3 70B.
API pricing
Per 1M tokens
Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
Llama 3 70B
Input
$0.59
2.1× cheaper
Output
$0.79
13× cheaper
Llama 3 70B is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 13× output
Our Verdict
Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)
Llama 3 70BRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
Llama 3 70B is 13x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
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