The honest, $0-markup cost to run Llama 3.1 70B Instruct (Meta, 70B) and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct (Meta, 70B), 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 70B Instruct | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 70B | 70B |
| Context window | 131.1K | 131.1K |
| License | Commercial OK | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~53 GB (Q4_K_M) | ~53 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $0.78/hr | $0.78/hr |
| Your API key | $0.40/1M | $0.66/1M (est.) |
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