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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Qwen3.5 0.8B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports tool calls

Qwen3.5 0.8B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Faster response time
Price Advantage
Qwen3.5 0.8B
Benchmark Advantage
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Context Window
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Speed
Qwen3.5 0.8B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.1 8B InstructQwen3.5 0.8B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.1 8B InstructQwen3.5 0.8B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMeta-llamaQwen
ReleasedJul 2024Unknown

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Modalities

Input
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Output
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Qwen3.5 0.8B Modalities

Input
Output

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3.5 0.8B has cheaper input pricing at $0.01/M tokens. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.05/M tokens.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 4.9, compared to Qwen3.5 0.8B's score of 1.0.