Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM-4.6 cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.05 vs $2.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM-4.6?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs GLM-4.6

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM-4.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	GLM-4.6
Provider	Abacus	Abacus
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$0.05	$2.20
Context window	128K	128K
Parameters	—	357B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	Mar 2025

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct details →GLM-4.6 details →

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