Is Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or GPT-5.1 Codex Max cheaper?

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) is cheaper on output tokens ($0.20 vs $10.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or GPT-5.1 Codex Max?

GPT-5.1 Codex Max has the larger context window (400K tokens).

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) vs GPT-5.1 Codex Max

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) is cheaper on output tokens, while GPT-5.1 Codex Max offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or GPT-5.1 Codex Max based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B)	GPT-5.1 Codex Max
Provider	DigitalOcean	DigitalOcean
Input / 1M tokens	$0.20	$1.25
Output / 1M tokens	$0.20	$10.00
Context window	131K	400K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Jul 2024	Nov 2025

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) details →GPT-5.1 Codex Max details →

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