Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM 4.5 cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.22 vs $2.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM 4.5?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs GLM 4.5

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or GLM 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	GLM 4.5
Provider	Vercel AI Gateway	Vercel AI Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.22	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$0.22	$2.20
Context window	128K	128K
Parameters	—	355B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	Jul 2025

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct details →GLM 4.5 details →

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