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Llama 3.1 8B vs Qwen3.5 Flash

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Meta · 128k context | Qwen · 256k context

Pricing Comparison

Metric	Llama 3.1 8B	Qwen3.5 Flash
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$0.01
Output / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.05
Cached input / 1M	—	—
Context window	128k	256k
Provider	Meta	Qwen

Cost Calculator

Input tokens

Output tokens

Requests/day

💰 Qwen3.5 Flash saves $3.00/month (22% cheaper)

LLlama 3.1 8B

Per request$0.000045

Daily$0.4500

Monthly$13.50

Yearly$164.25

QQwen3.5 FlashCHEAPER

Per request$0.000035

Daily$0.3500

Monthly$10.50

Yearly$127.75

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Choose Llama 3.1 8B when…

✓ Optimized for: Budget bulk processing

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Choose Qwen3.5 Flash when…

✓ Cheaper for RAG & document retrieval (lower input cost)
✓ 50% cheaper per input token
✓ Larger context window (256k vs 128k) — better for long documents
✓ Optimized for: Ultra high-volume tasks

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