Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Google Gemma 3 cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.03 vs $0.30 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Google Gemma 3?

Google Gemma 3 has the larger context window (125K tokens).

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Google Gemma 3

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Google Gemma 3 offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Google Gemma 3 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	Google Gemma 3
Provider	Inference	Inference
Input / 1M tokens	$0.03	$0.15
Output / 1M tokens	$0.03	$0.30
Context window	16K	125K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jan 2025	Jan 2025

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct details →Google Gemma 3 details →

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