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Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Llama 3.1 8B

At a glance

Google's high-speed thinking model for agentic workflows, chat, and coding.

861.0M ctx$1.50/$9.00 per M#11/92

Compact 8B model from Meta's Llama 3.1 series.

50131K ctx$0.05/$0.08 per M#76/92
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Benchmarks
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Reasoning
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Smarter71%
Capability
CapabilityECI71%86.2
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science258%92.8%Factual Recall68.4%
Math
Math Problems—Competition Math3722%95.6%Research Math39.0%
Coding
Real-World Coding79.3%
Agentic
Novel Reasoning72.1%
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper98%
Capability
CapabilityECI50.3
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science25.9%Factual Recall—
Math
Math Problems22.9%Competition Math2.5%Research Math—
Coding
Real-World Coding—
Agentic
Novel Reasoning—
Specs
1.0M
Context
66K
Max output
May 2026
Released
131K
Context
66K
Max output
Jul 2024
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$1.50/M tokens
Output$9.00/M tokens
Reasoning$9.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.15/M tokens
Cache write$0.08/M tokens
Image input$1.50/M tokens
Audio input$3.00/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input97%$0.05/M tokens
Output99%$0.08/M tokens
Cache read83%$0.02/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Llama 3.1 8B▼

Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Llama 3.1 8B?

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Based on the Capability Index, Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher (86.2 vs 50.3). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Llama 3.1 8B?

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Llama 3.1 8B has a lower blended cost. Gemini 3.5 Flash: $1.50 input / $9.00 output. Llama 3.1 8B: $0.05 input / $0.08 output.

Which has a larger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Llama 3.1 8B?

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Gemini 3.5 Flash has a larger context window: Gemini 3.5 Flash supports 1M tokens vs Llama 3.1 8B at 131K tokens.

Do both Gemini 3.5 Flash and Llama 3.1 8B support vision?

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Gemini 3.5 Flash supports vision/image input, but Llama 3.1 8B does not.

What are the key differences between Gemini 3.5 Flash and Llama 3.1 8B?

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Key differences: Gemini 3.5 Flash has a notably higher capability index (35.9 point gap); Llama 3.1 8B is significantly cheaper; only Gemini 3.5 Flash supports vision input; only Gemini 3.5 Flash offers extended reasoning mode. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Gemini 3.5 Flash and Llama 3.1 8B for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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