Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct leads with 4.2% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B was created as an efficient coding-specialized model, designed to bring strong programming capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built with 7 billion parameters optimized for code understanding and generation, it provides developers with a lightweight option for code-related tasks.
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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
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

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
Together

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct