Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM-5 cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.05 vs $3.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM-5?

GLM-5 has the larger context window (203K tokens).

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs GLM-5

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while GLM-5 offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM-5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	GLM-5
Provider	NovitaAI	NovitaAI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$1.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.05	$3.20
Context window	16K	203K
Parameters	—	744B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	Feb 2026

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct details →GLM-5 details →

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