Is MiniMax 2.5 or Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.25 vs $3.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax 2.5 or Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

MiniMax 2.5 has the larger context window (190K tokens).

MiniMax 2.5 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax 2.5 offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax 2.5 or Llama 3.1 8B Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax 2.5	Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Provider	Regolo AI	Regolo AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.80	$0.05
Output / 1M tokens	$3.50	$0.25
Context window	190K	120K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Mar 2026	Apr 2025

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