Is Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or DeepSeek V4 Pro cheaper?

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) is cheaper on output tokens ($0.20 vs $3.48 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or DeepSeek V4 Pro?

DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Pro offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or DeepSeek V4 Pro based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B)	DeepSeek V4 Pro
Provider	DigitalOcean	DigitalOcean
Input / 1M tokens	$0.20	$1.74
Output / 1M tokens	$0.20	$3.48
Context window	131K	1M
Parameters	—	1.6T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	Apr 2026

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) details →DeepSeek V4 Pro details →

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