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Llama 3.1 405B (base) vs Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 405B (base) wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context Window
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Speed
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Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.1 405B (base)Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.1 405B (base)Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMeta-llamaMeta-llama
ReleasedAug 2024Jul 2024

Llama 3.1 405B (base) Modalities

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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.90/M tokens. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
Llama 3.1 405B (base) has a 32,768 token context window, while Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has a 131,000 token context window.
Llama 3.1 405B (base) does not support vision. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct does not support vision.