Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)vsMercury
Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct) is cheaper than Mercury at $0.59/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| 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 |
| Parameters | 70B | Not disclosed |
| Weights | Open | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| 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
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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.
Where to run it
2 hosts, cheapest first
Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)2 hosts
Mercury
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
44%
Mercury uses 2.8x more emoji
Llama 3.1 70B (Instruct)
Mercury
51%Vocabulary60%
21wSentence Length31w
0.55Hedging0.78
3.0Bold4.1
4.0Lists2.8
0.00Emoji0.03
0.00Headings0.88
0.06Transitions0.06
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