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Llama 3.1 405B (base) vs GPT-5.2 Pro

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 405B (base) wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2 Pro wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Llama 3.1 405B (base)
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2 Pro
Context Window
GPT-5.2 Pro
Speed
GPT-5.2 Pro

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.1 405B (base)GPT-5.2 Pro
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)GPT-5.2 Pro
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMeta-llamaOpenAI
ReleasedAug 2024Dec 2025

Llama 3.1 405B (base) Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

GPT-5.2 Pro Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3.1 405B (base) has cheaper input pricing at $4.00/M tokens. Llama 3.1 405B (base) has cheaper output pricing at $4.00/M tokens.
Llama 3.1 405B (base) has a 32,768 token context window, while GPT-5.2 Pro has a 400,000 token context window.
Llama 3.1 405B (base) does not support vision. GPT-5.2 Pro supports vision.