Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B vs Qwen3.8 Max

Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B vs Qwen3.8 Max. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetaLlama 3.1 Instruct 8BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.90
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.8 MaxOff the frontier
Intelligence
40.20
Total cost
$3172
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricLlama 3.1 Instruct 8BQwen3.8 MaxDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)6.940.2+482.6% Qwen3.8 Max is 5.8× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$3,172.37— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)4.50s62.87s+1297.1% Qwen3.8 Max is 1297.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.04 / $0.07$2.00 / $6.00
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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