Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Nova Lite leads with 9.3% higher average benchmark score. Nova Lite offers 39.9K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, Nova Lite is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
Amazon
Amazon Nova Lite was developed as a lightweight multimodal model, designed to provide efficient AI capabilities for text and image understanding. Built to serve cost-sensitive applications with quick response times, it represents Amazon's entry-level offering in the Nova family.
4 months newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Nova Lite
Amazon
2024-11-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Nova Lite
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Nova Lite
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Bedrock
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Nova Lite

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Nova Lite
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Nova Lite
Bedrock