The honest, $0-markup cost to run Qwen2.5 3B Instruct (Qwen, 3.1B) and Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (Meta, 3B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| Qwen2.5 3B Instruct | Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 3.1B | 3B |
| Context window | 32.8K | 131.1K |
| License | Restricted | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~4.0 GB (Q4_K_M) | ~5.0 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $0.26/hr | $0.26/hr |
| Your API key | $0.12/1M (est.) | $0.12/1M (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.
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