Is Llama 3.1 8B or Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M cheaper?

Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M is cheaper on output tokens ($0.03 vs $0.08 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 8B or Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M?

Llama 3.1 8B has the larger context window (131K tokens).

Llama 3.1 8B vs Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M

Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M is cheaper on output tokens, while Llama 3.1 8B offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 8B or Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 8B	Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M
Provider	Groq	Groq
Input / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.03
Output / 1M tokens	$0.08	$0.03
Context window	131K	512
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	May 2025

Llama 3.1 8B details →Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M details →

FAQ

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