Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-1.5V supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
xAI
Grok 1.5V was introduced as a vision-enabled variant of Grok 1.5, designed to understand and reason about both images and text. Built to extend Grok's capabilities into multimodal applications, it enables visual question answering and image analysis alongside textual understanding.
Meta
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.
3 months newer

Grok-1.5V
xAI
2024-04-12

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Context window and performance specifications
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Grok-1.5V

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Bedrock

Grok-1.5V

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Grok-1.5V

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together