Is Gemma 3 12B or Llama 3 8B Lunaris cheaper?

Llama 3 8B Lunaris is cheaper on output tokens ($0.07 vs $0.21 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Gemma 3 12B or Llama 3 8B Lunaris?

Gemma 3 12B has the larger context window (131K tokens).

Gemma 3 12B vs Llama 3 8B Lunaris

Llama 3 8B Lunaris is cheaper on output tokens, while Gemma 3 12B offers a larger context window. Choose Gemma 3 12B or Llama 3 8B Lunaris based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Gemma 3 12B	Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Provider	AI/ML API	AI/ML API
Input / 1M tokens	$0.07	$0.07
Output / 1M tokens	$0.21	$0.07
Context window	131K	8K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Mar 2025	Aug 2024

Gemma 3 12B details →Llama 3 8B Lunaris details →

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