Llama 3.3 70B vs GPT-5 Mini (batch)

List-price comparison ·Llama 3.3 70B details ·GPT-5 Mini (batch) details

For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Llama 3.3 70B is the cheapest — 43% less than the priciest here ($31.60/mo vs $55.00/mo).

	Llama 3.3 70B	GPT-5 Mini (batch)
Input / 1M tokens	$0.130	$0.125
Output / 1M tokens	$0.400	$1.00
Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out)	$0.0003	$0.0006
Context window	131,072 tokens	400k tokens
Max output	128k tokens	128k tokens
Quality score	60/100	72/100
Tier	Flash	Flash
Provider	Meta	OpenAI

Projected monthly cost

Requests / mo	Llama 3.3 70B	GPT-5 Mini (batch)
1,000	$0.316	$0.55
10,000	$3.16	$5.50
100,000	$31.60	$55.00

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Llama 3.3 70B

Mature, well-supported open-weight model for general chat and lightweight agents — wide availability across inference providers keeps pricing competitive.

Falls behind newer flagship models on complex reasoning and coding — best suited to well-scoped, repetitive tasks.

GPT-5 Mini (batch)

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