gpt-5.6-terra vs llama-3.3-70b-versatile
llama-3.3-70b-versatile is 3.4× cheaper on input than gpt-5.6-terra.
| gpt-5.6-terra | llama-3.3-70b-versatile | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M | $2.00 | $0.59 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.20 | — |
| Output / 1M | $12.00 | $0.79 |
| Context window | 1.1M | 128K |
| Max output | 128K | 33K |
| Provider | OpenAI | Groq |
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Token count | exact | estimated |
Capability for the money
Independent measurement · Artificial Analysis · read 2026-08-11Not the same tier: gpt-5.6-terra leads llama-3.3-70b-versatile by 42.7 points on hard reasoning (GPQA Diamond), for 7.0× the price.
Following instructions
extraction, classification, sticking to a format
IFBenchgpt-5.6-terra +24.1
Tool use
multi-step agent work against real tools
τ²-benchgpt-5.6-terra +59.7
Hard reasoning
graduate-level science and multi-step analysis
GPQA Diamondgpt-5.6-terra +42.7
Averaged over the benchmarks both models sat, llama-3.3-70b-versatile returns 64.3 points of pass rate per dollar of blended price against 18.5 — the ratio that decides whether the dearer model earns its rate.
Each figure is a pass rate: the share of that test set the model answered correctly, measured by a third party rather than self-reported by the lab. Rows are different tests of different difficulty, so compare a model against the other model, not one row against the next. No published coding score for one of these models, so that lens is omitted. And a benchmark is not your workload — it narrows the shortlist, it does not pick for you.
Which to pick
- Cheaper input: llama-3.3-70b-versatile
- Cheaper output: llama-3.3-70b-versatile
- Larger context: gpt-5.6-terra
- Better at following instructions: gpt-5.6-terra (71.2% vs 47.1% on IFBench)
- Better at tool use: gpt-5.6-terra (86.3% vs 26.6% on τ²-bench)
- Better at hard reasoning: gpt-5.6-terra (92.5% vs 49.8% on GPQA Diamond)
List price is not production cost. Output length, cache hit rate, retries and task quality move the real number more than the headline rate does — price your own prompt on the token ledger before deciding.
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