The honest, $0-markup cost to run Dolphin 3.0 — Llama 3.1 8B (Cognitive Computations, 8B) and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct (Abliterated) (huihui-ai (community), 7B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| Dolphin 3.0 — Llama 3.1 8B | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct (Abliterated) | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8B | 7B |
| Context window | 131.1K | 131.1K |
| License | Commercial OK | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~8.0 GB (Q4_K_M) | ✓ ~7.0 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $0.06/hr | $0.06/hr |
| Your API key | $0.16/1M (est.) | ✓ $0.16/1M (est.) |
VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.
Full cost breakdown: Dolphin 3.0 — Llama 3.1 8B →
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