Is Qwen3.5-9B or Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.25 vs $0.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.5-9B or Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Qwen3.5-9B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3.5-9B vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.5-9B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.5-9B or Llama 3.1 8B Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.5-9B	Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Provider	Regolo AI	Regolo AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.15	$0.05
Output / 1M tokens	$0.60	$0.25
Context window	262K	120K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Feb 2026	Apr 2025

Qwen3.5-9B details →Llama 3.1 8B Instruct details →

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