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GPT-5 Nano vs Llama 3 8B Lunaris

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GPT-5 Nano wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls

Llama 3 8B Lunaris wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Nano
Context Window
GPT-5 Nano
Speed
GPT-5 Nano

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGPT-5 NanoLlama 3 8B LunarisWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.05$0.04 Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.40$0.05 Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.01N/A GPT-5 Nano
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Llama 3 8B Lunaris is 69% cheaper overall.

GPT-5 Nano Providers

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Llama 3 8B Lunaris Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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GPT-5 Nano Wins
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Llama 3 8B Lunaris Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGPT-5 NanoLlama 3 8B LunarisWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
13.825.6
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
14.2--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
27.3--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
55.631.0
GPQA
Graduate-level science
42.86.8
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
47.0--
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
-32.1-
GPT-5 Nano significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

GPT-5 Nano
400,000
tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris
8,192
tokens
GPT-5 Nano has a 98% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGPT-5 NanoLlama 3 8B LunarisWinner
Tokens/second119.5 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token0.65sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGPT-5 NanoLlama 3 8B Lunaris
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-5 NanoLlama 3 8B Lunaris
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorOpenAISao10k
ReleasedAug 2025Aug 2024

GPT-5 Nano Modalities

Input
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Output
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Llama 3 8B Lunaris Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3 8B Lunaris has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. Llama 3 8B Lunaris has cheaper output pricing at $0.05/M tokens.
GPT-5 Nano scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 14.2, compared to Llama 3 8B Lunaris's score of N/A.
GPT-5 Nano has a 400,000 token context window, while Llama 3 8B Lunaris has a 8,192 token context window.
GPT-5 Nano supports vision. Llama 3 8B Lunaris does not support vision.