Is Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct or GLM 5 cheaper?

Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.22 vs $3.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct or GLM 5?

GLM 5 has the larger context window (200K tokens).

Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs GLM 5

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

Spec	Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct	GLM 5
Provider	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.22	$1.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.22	$3.20
Context window	128K	200K
Parameters	—	744B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	Feb 2026

Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct details →GLM 5 details →

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