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Gemma 2 9B vs Llama 3 8B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 2 9B wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Supports vision

Llama 3 8B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Llama 3 8B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Gemma 2 9B
Context Window
Llama 3 8B Instruct
Speed
Llama 3 8B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 2 9BLlama 3 8B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 2 9BLlama 3 8B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorGoogleMeta-llama
ReleasedJun 2024Apr 2024

Gemma 2 9B Modalities

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Llama 3 8B Instruct Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemma 2 9B has cheaper input pricing at $0.03/M tokens. Llama 3 8B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.04/M tokens.
Llama 3 8B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 4.0, compared to Gemma 2 9B's score of N/A.
Gemma 2 9B has a 8,192 token context window, while Llama 3 8B Instruct has a 8,192 token context window.
Gemma 2 9B supports vision. Llama 3 8B Instruct does not support vision.