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

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.45 vs $4.50 per 1M).

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

GPT-5.4 mini has the larger context window (400K tokens).

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs GPT-5.4 mini

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

Spec	Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	GPT-5.4 mini
Provider	Neon	Neon
Input / 1M tokens	$0.15	$0.75
Output / 1M tokens	$0.45	$4.50
Context window	131K	400K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Jul 2024	Mar 2026

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct details →GPT-5.4 mini details →

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