Is Qwen3.8 27B or Llama 3.1 8B cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.22 vs $3.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.8 27B or Llama 3.1 8B?

Qwen3.8 27B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3.8 27B vs Llama 3.1 8B

Llama 3.1 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.8 27B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.8 27B or Llama 3.1 8B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.8 27B	Llama 3.1 8B
Provider	CoreWeave	CoreWeave
Input / 1M tokens	$0.40	$0.22
Output / 1M tokens	$3.00	$0.22
Context window	262K	131K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Aug 2026	Jul 2024

Qwen3.8 27B details →Llama 3.1 8B details →

FAQ

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