Qwen3 235B-A22B vs Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct: API price and specs
Qwen3 235B-A22B is 78% cheaper than Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct on input price.
Qwen3 235B-A22B is 32% cheaper than Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct on output price.
Qwen3 235B-A22B is 70% cheaper than Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Qwen3 235B-A22B has a 100.4% larger context than Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct.
| Field | Qwen3 235B-A22B | Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.18 | $0.80 +344.4% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.21 | $0.80 +279.1% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.54 | $0.80 +48.1% |
| Median output, per 1M | $0.80 | $0.80 |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.29 | $0.96 +233.3% |
| Context | 262K | 131K +50.1% |
| Max output | 82K | — |
| Providers | 13 | 2 +84.6% |
| Regions | US | — |
| Accepts | image, text, video | text |
| Returns | text | — |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | deepinfra | deepinfra |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B-A22B or Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct?
Qwen3 235B-A22B is 78% cheaper than Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct on input price. Qwen3 235B-A22B is 32% cheaper than Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct on output price. Qwen3 235B-A22B is 70% cheaper than Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3 235B-A22B or Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct?
Qwen3 235B-A22B: 262K tokens; Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct: 131K tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3 235B-A22B and Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct?
deepinfra, requesty