Is Llama 3 8B Instruct or MiniMax-M2 cheaper?

Llama 3 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.14 vs $1.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3 8B Instruct or MiniMax-M2?

MiniMax-M2 has the larger context window (197K tokens).

Llama 3 8B Instruct vs MiniMax-M2

Llama 3 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax-M2 offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3 8B Instruct or MiniMax-M2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3 8B Instruct	MiniMax-M2
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.14	$0.26
Output / 1M tokens	$0.14	$1.00
Context window	8K	197K
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2024	Oct 2025

Llama 3 8B Instruct details →MiniMax-M2 details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.