Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT OSS 120B leads with 16.0% higher average benchmark score. GPT OSS 120B offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct. GPT OSS 120B is $1.24 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, GPT OSS 120B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
GPT-OSS 120B was developed as an open-source model release from OpenAI, designed to provide the research and developer community with access to a capable language model. Built with 120 billion parameters, it enables experimentation, fine-tuning, and deployment in contexts where open-source licensing and transparency are valued.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
1 year newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

GPT OSS 120B
OpenAI
2025-08-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT OSS 120B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

GPT OSS 120B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT OSS 120B
DeepInfra
Groq
Novita
OpenAI
ZeroEval

GPT OSS 120B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

GPT OSS 120B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic
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