Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Qwen3-Coder-Next cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.25 vs $1.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Qwen3-Coder-Next?

Qwen3-Coder-Next has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Qwen3-Coder-Next

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3-Coder-Next offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or Qwen3-Coder-Next based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	Qwen3-Coder-Next
Provider	Regolo AI	Regolo AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.30
Output / 1M tokens	$0.25	$1.20
Context window	120K	262K
Parameters	—	80B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Apr 2025	Mar 2026

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct details →Qwen3-Coder-Next details →

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