Is Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct or GPT-5.2 Codex cheaper?

Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($3.54 vs $14.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct or GPT-5.2 Codex?

GPT-5.2 Codex has the larger context window (400K tokens).

Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct vs GPT-5.2 Codex

Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while GPT-5.2 Codex offers a larger context window. Choose Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct or GPT-5.2 Codex based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct	GPT-5.2 Codex
Provider	Azure	Azure
Input / 1M tokens	$2.68	$1.75
Output / 1M tokens	$3.54	$14.00
Context window	8K	400K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Apr 2024	Jan 2026

Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct details →GPT-5.2 Codex details →

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