Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct offers 221.2K more tokens in context window than Gemini 1.0 Pro. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is $1.94 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Gemini 1.0 Pro was developed as Google's initial production-ready multimodal model, designed to handle text and provide strong performance across diverse tasks. Built to serve as a versatile foundation for applications requiring reliable language understanding and generation, it introduced the Gemini architecture to developers and enterprises.
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Llama 3.1 8B was developed as an efficient open-source model, designed to bring capable instruction-following to applications with limited computational resources. Built with 8 billion parameters, it provides a lightweight option for developers seeking reliable performance without the overhead of larger models.
5 months newer

Gemini 1.0 Pro
2024-02-15

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
Gemini 1.0 Pro
2024-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
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