Is Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct or MiniMax-M3 cheaper?

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($1.20 vs $2.40 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct or MiniMax-M3?

MiniMax-M3 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct vs MiniMax-M3

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax-M3 offers a larger context window. Choose Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct or MiniMax-M3 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct	MiniMax-M3
Provider	SambaNova	SambaNova
Input / 1M tokens	$0.60	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$1.20	$2.40
Context window	131K	1M
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2024	Jun 2026

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct details →MiniMax-M3 details →

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