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Llama 3.1 8B vs Qwen3 235B

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Meta · 128k context | Qwen · 32k context

Pricing Comparison

Metric	Llama 3.1 8B	Qwen3 235B
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$0.06
Output / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.06
Cached input / 1M	—	—
Context window	128k	32k
Provider	Meta	Qwen

Cost Calculator

Input tokens

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Requests/day

💰 Llama 3.1 8B saves $13.50/month (50% cheaper)

LLlama 3.1 8BCHEAPER

Per request$0.000045

Daily$0.4500

Monthly$13.50

Yearly$164.25

QQwen3 235B

Per request$0.000090

Daily$0.9000

Monthly$27.00

Yearly$328.50

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Choose Llama 3.1 8B when…

✓ Cheaper for RAG & document retrieval (lower input cost)
✓ 67% cheaper per input token
✓ Cheaper for generation-heavy workloads (lower output cost)
✓ Larger context window (128k vs 32k) — better for long documents
✓ Optimized for: Budget bulk processing

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Choose Qwen3 235B when…

✓ Optimized for: Extreme cost efficiency

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