Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct Lite vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct Lite is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Pro offers a larger context window. Choose Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct Lite or DeepSeek V4 Pro based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct Lite | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Together AI | Together AI |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.14 | $1.74 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.14 | $3.48 |
| Context window | 8K | 512K |
| Parameters | — | 1.6T |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| Released | Apr 2024 | Apr 2026 |
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