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  3. xAI: Grok Latest vs Llama 3.3 70B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

xAI: Grok Latest vs Llama 3.3 70B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Llama 3.3 70B is more budget-friendly at $0.32/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose xAI: Grok Latest if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Llama 3.3 70B if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Executive Verdict Summary

Llama 3.3 70B holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
Llama 3.3 70BTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
Llama 3.3 70BTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
Llama 3.3 70BLowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
Llama 3.3 70BFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

xAI: Grok Latest (1)Llama 3.3 70B (2)
xAI: Grok Latest
1 of 3 Wins
✓Context window
Llama 3.3 70B
2 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
~x-ai
Leads 1 of 3
xAI: Grok Latest

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (~x-ai/grok-latest). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $2 · Out: $6/1M
Meta
Leads 2 of 3
Llama 3.3 70B

Previous Meta 70B open-weight workhorse.

Elo 1,285In: $0.1 · Out: $0.32/1M
Top Rival Showdowns for xAI: Grok Latest
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderLlama 3.3 70B Wins

Llama 3.3 70B

$0.32 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

xAI: Grok Latest (1)vsLlama 3.3 70B (8)
xAI: Grok Latest: 1W (11%)Overall: Llama 3.3 70BLlama 3.3 70B: 8W (89%)
← xAI: Grok LatestLlama 3.3 70B →
🏆Llama 3.3 70B Leads(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
xAI: Grok LatestvsLlama 3.3 70B
Preference Elo
—vs1,285
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
—vs45.1%
LiveBench
—vs49.8%
GPQA Diamond
—vs65.7%
xAI: Grok Latest: 0WLlama 3.3 70B: 4W
🏆Llama 3.3 70B Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
xAI: Grok LatestvsLlama 3.3 70B
Output speed
—vs140 tok/s
Time to first token
—vs160 ms
xAI: Grok Latest: 0WLlama 3.3 70B: 2W
🏆Llama 3.3 70B Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
xAI: Grok LatestvsLlama 3.3 70B
Output price
$6/1Mvs$0.32/1M+$5.68/1M
Input price
$2/1Mvs$0.1/1M+$1.9/1M
Context window
500kvs131k+369k
xAI: Grok Latest: 1WLlama 3.3 70B: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

xAI: Grok LatestLlama 3.3 70B
Preference Elo
xAI: Grok Latest—
Llama 3.3 70B1,285
LiveBench
xAI: Grok Latest—
Llama 3.3 70B49.8%
SWE-bench
xAI: Grok Latest—
Llama 3.3 70B45.1%
GPQA Diamond
xAI: Grok Latest—
Llama 3.3 70B65.7%
Time to first token
xAI: Grok Latest—
Llama 3.3 70B160 ms
Output speed
xAI: Grok Latest—
Llama 3.3 70B140 tok/s
Input priceLlama 3.3 70B +$1.9/1M
xAI: Grok Latest$2/1M
Llama 3.3 70B$0.1/1M
Output priceLlama 3.3 70B +$5.68/1M
xAI: Grok Latest$6/1M
Llama 3.3 70B$0.32/1M
Context windowxAI: Grok Latest +369k
xAI: Grok Latest500k
Llama 3.3 70B131k
BenchmarkxAI: Grok LatestLlama 3.3 70BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo—
1,285
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
—
LiveBench—
49.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
SWE-bench—
45.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
GPQA Diamond—
65.7%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Time to first token—
160 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Output speed—
140 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Input price
$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$1.9/1M
Output price
$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.32/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$5.68/1M
Context window
500k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+369k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 95% with Llama 3.3 70B
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
xAI: Grok Latest$160.00 / mo
In: $70Out: $90
Llama 3.3 70B$8.30 / mo
In: $3.5Out: $4.8
Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 3.3 70B is estimated to save $151.70/month ($1,820/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Llama 3.3 70B:Pick Llama 3.3 70B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatLlama 3.3 70B

Lower output list price ($0.32/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGxAI: Grok Latest

Larger window (500k).

Screenshots / visionLlama 3.3 70B

Llama 3.3 70B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatLlama 3.3 70BLower output list price ($0.32/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGxAI: Grok LatestLarger window (500k).
Screenshots / visionLlama 3.3 70BLlama 3.3 70B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchDec 6, 2024

Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

Dec 2024 instruct 70B. Still a self-host baseline. Llama 4 is the 2026 buy.

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xAI: Grok Latest

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)500k
Input / 1M Tokens$2/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$6/1M
Meta

Llama 3.3 70B

Elo 1,285
SWE-bench45.1%
Speed (tok/s)140 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.32/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, xAI: Grok Latest or Llama 3.3 70B?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, xAI: Grok Latest or Llama 3.3 70B?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Llama 3.3 70B output tokens are $0.32/1M versus $6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, xAI: Grok Latest or Llama 3.3 70B?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
xAI: Grok Latest accepts 500k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?
Llama 3.3 70B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. xAI: Grok Latest and Llama 3.3 70B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Dec 6, 2024

    Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

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