Mistral Small 4 vs Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs 12.0x less per output token than Mistral Small 4 ($0.05 vs $0.60 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.60
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.05
Mistral Small 4 or Llama 3 8B Lunaris: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Mistral Small 4 for a larger context window (262K against 8K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mistral Small 4 has results on AA Coding Index, Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) and SciCode; Llama 3 8B Lunaris has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Mistral Small 4 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 11.3.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Mistral Small 4 has a AA Agentic Index result, 0.8.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Mistral Small 4
Mistral Small 4 takes 262K tokens against 8K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Mistral Small 4 $0.0004, Llama 3 8B Lunaris $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Mistral Small 4 not benchmarked, Llama 3 8B Lunaris not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Mistral Small 4 $0.60 against Llama 3 8B Lunaris $0.05 per million output tokens, 12.0x apart.
- Context window
- Mistral Small 4 takes 262K tokens, Llama 3 8B Lunaris 8K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 26.6 | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| SciCode | 38.8% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 17.4% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 497.6 | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 11.3 | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 0.8 | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 41.2% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 76.9% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 9.9% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.5% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 48.2% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 49.7% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| DTBench | 70.9% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| LMCA | 20.6% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 44 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Mistral Small 4 | Sao10K Llama 3 8B Lunaris |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Sao10K |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | March 16, 2026 | August 13, 2024 |
| Context window | 262K | 8K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.15 | $0.04 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.60 | $0.05 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Mistral Small 4 better than Llama 3 8B Lunaris for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mistral Small 4 for a larger context window (262K against 8K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 4 or Llama 3 8B Lunaris?
Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs $0.04 and $0.05. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Small 4 or Llama 3 8B Lunaris?
Mistral Small 4, with 262K tokens against 8K.
Has any benchmark tested both Mistral Small 4 and Llama 3 8B Lunaris?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mistral Small 4 has results on AA Coding Index, Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) and SciCode; Llama 3 8B Lunaris has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.