Is Llama 3 8B Instruct or QwQ 32B cheaper?

Llama 3 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.83 vs $1.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3 8B Instruct or QwQ 32B?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Llama 3 8B Instruct vs QwQ 32B

Llama 3 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Llama 3 8B Instruct or QwQ 32B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3 8B Instruct	QwQ 32B
Provider	Cloudflare AI Gateway	Cloudflare AI Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.28	$0.66
Output / 1M tokens	$0.83	$1.00
Context window	128K	128K
Parameters	—	33B
Open weights	No	No
Released	Apr 2025	Apr 2025

Llama 3 8B Instruct details →QwQ 32B details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.