Is Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or GPT-5.4 cheaper?

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) is cheaper on output tokens ($0.20 vs $15.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or GPT-5.4?

GPT-5.4 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) vs GPT-5.4

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) is cheaper on output tokens, while GPT-5.4 offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) or GPT-5.4 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B)	GPT-5.4
Provider	DigitalOcean	DigitalOcean
Input / 1M tokens	$0.20	$2.50
Output / 1M tokens	$0.20	$15.00
Context window	131K	1M
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Jul 2024	Mar 2026

Llama 3.1 Instruct (8B) details →GPT-5.4 details →

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