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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long vs GPT-5.3 Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window

GPT-5.3 Codex wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.3 Codex
Context Window
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long
Speed
GPT-5.3 Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.1 405B Instruct LongGPT-5.3 Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.1 405B Instruct LongGPT-5.3 Codex
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMeta-llamaOpenAI
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long Modalities

Input
Output

GPT-5.3 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long has cheaper input pricing at $0.90/M tokens. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GPT-5.3 Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Long does not support vision. GPT-5.3 Codex supports vision.