What is the difference between Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury?

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is developed by Meta AI while Mercury is developed by Inception. Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) has a 128K token context window vs Mercury's 32K. You can compare their actual outputs across 52 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) or Mercury?

It depends on your use case. Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 52 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) cost compared to Mercury?

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) costs $0.59/M input tokens and Mercury costs $10/M input tokens. Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is $9.41/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

What is the difference between Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury?

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is developed by Meta AI while Mercury is developed by Inception. Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) has a 128K token context window vs Mercury's 32K. You can compare their actual outputs across 52 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) or Mercury?

It depends on your use case. Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 52 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) cost compared to Mercury?

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) costs $0.59/M input tokens and Mercury costs $10/M input tokens. Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is $9.41/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Jun 2025

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)vsMercury

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is cheaper than Mercury at $0.59/M vs $10/M input tokens.

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury compared across 52 shared prompts
Spec	Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)	Mercury
Input price	$0.59/M tokens	$10/M tokens
Output price	$0.79/M tokens	$10/M tokens
Context window	128K tokens	32K tokens
Released	Jul 2024	Jun 2025
HumanEval	80.5%	90.0%

Our Verdict

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

MercuryRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) costs 13x less per token.

Too close to call

What do Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

Input

$0.59

17× cheaper

Output

$0.79

13× cheaper

Mercury

Input

$10.00

Output

$10.00

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is cheaper on both — 17× input, 13× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

42%

Mercury uses 4.3x more emoji

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

Mercury

51%Vocabulary55%

18wSentence Length40w

0.46Hedging0.39

3.4Bold4.9

5.6Lists3.8

0.00Emoji0.04

0.00Headings1.04

0.06Transitions0.03

Based on 15 + 17 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

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Mercury vs Llama 3 70BCross-provider

Updated Jun 2025

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)vsMercury

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is cheaper than Mercury at $0.59/M vs $10/M input tokens.

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury compared across 52 shared prompts
Spec	Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)	Mercury
Input price	$0.59/M tokens	$10/M tokens
Output price	$0.79/M tokens	$10/M tokens
Context window	128K tokens	32K tokens
Released	Jul 2024	Jun 2025
HumanEval	80.5%	90.0%

Our Verdict

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

MercuryRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) costs 13x less per token.

Too close to call

What do Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) and Mercury say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

Input

$0.59

17× cheaper

Output

$0.79

13× cheaper

Mercury

Input

$10.00

Output

$10.00

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is cheaper on both — 17× input, 13× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

42%

Mercury uses 4.3x more emoji

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)

Mercury

51%Vocabulary55%

18wSentence Length40w

0.46Hedging0.39

3.4Bold4.9

5.6Lists3.8

0.00Emoji0.04

0.00Headings1.04

0.06Transitions0.03

Based on 15 + 17 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

More comparisons

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Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) vs Ox AlphaNew provider

Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) vs Claude Sonnet 4New provider

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Mercury vs Llama 3 70BCross-provider