Is Llama Guard 3 8B or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

Llama Guard 3 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.06 vs $2.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama Guard 3 8B or DeepSeek: R1?

Llama Guard 3 8B has the larger context window (131K tokens).

Llama Guard 3 8B vs DeepSeek: R1

Llama Guard 3 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while Llama Guard 3 8B offers a larger context window. Choose Llama Guard 3 8B or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama Guard 3 8B	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$0.06	$2.50
Context window	131K	64K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2024	Jan 2025

Llama Guard 3 8B details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

FAQ

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