The honest, $0-markup cost to run Llama 3.1 405B Instruct (Meta, 405B) and Qwen3-235B-A22B (Alibaba, 235B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| Llama 3.1 405B Instruct | Qwen3-235B-A22B | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 405B | 235B |
| Context window | 131.1K | 41K |
| License | Commercial OK | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~290 GB (Q4_K_M) | ~160 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $3.43/hr | $1.96/hr |
| Your API key | $0.80/1M (last-known) | $1.14/1M |
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