Grok 3 Mini vs Llama 3.1 8B

Compare xAI and Meta (via Together AI) AI models

xAI
Grok 3 Mini
vs
Meta (via Together AI)
Llama 3.1 8B

Cost Comparison (1000 input + 500 output tokens, 100 requests/day)

Grok 3 Mini

Per Request:$0.000550
Daily:$0.055
Monthly:$1.65
Yearly:$20.075

Llama 3.1 8B

Per Request:$0.000150
Daily:$0.015
Monthly:$0.45
Yearly:$5.475

Cost Differences

$0.000400
Per Request
$0.04
Daily
$1.20
Monthly
$14.60
Yearly

Llama 3.1 8B costs less than Grok 3 Mini

Feature Comparison

FeatureGrok 3 MiniLlama 3.1 8B
ProviderxAIMeta (via Together AI)
Input Price$0.30/1M tokens$0.10/1M tokens
Output Price$0.50/1M tokens$0.10/1M tokens
Context Window128,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Max Output131,072 tokens32,768 tokens
Categoryefficientefficient
Capabilities
textreasoningcode
textcode
Release Date2/17/20257/23/2024

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Grok 3 Mini (xAI)

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