Is Qwen3-VL 235B or Llama 3.1 8B cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.27 vs $1.91 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3-VL 235B or Llama 3.1 8B?

Qwen3-VL 235B has the larger context window (218K tokens).

Qwen3-VL 235B vs Llama 3.1 8B

Llama 3.1 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3-VL 235B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3-VL 235B or Llama 3.1 8B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3-VL 235B	Llama 3.1 8B
Provider	STACKIT	STACKIT
Input / 1M tokens	$1.64	$0.16
Output / 1M tokens	$1.91	$0.27
Context window	218K	128K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Nov 2024	Jul 2024

Qwen3-VL 235B details →Llama 3.1 8B details →

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Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.