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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct compared
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct has 8 billion parameters, about 4.0 GB of weights at 4-bit, reads up to 131,072 tokens in one request and is released under the Llama 3.1 Community License. Here it is compared with Qwen3-8B and Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3. Pick a matchup for the full side-by-side, a monthly cost calculator and our verdict.
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct at a glance
- Context window
- 131,072 tokens
- Accepts
- text
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct next to similar models
The figures that decide whether a downloadable model fits your hardware and your project, for every model it is compared with.
| Model | Parameters | Weights at 4-bit | Context | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct (this model) | 8.0B | about 4.0 GB | 131,072 | Llama 3.1 Community License |
| Qwen3-8B | 8.2B | about 4.1 GB | 32,768 | Apache 2.0 |
| Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3 | 7.2B | about 3.6 GB | — | Apache 2.0 |
Weights only, at 4 bits per parameter. Conversations need memory on top of that; the model hardware calculator works out the full figure for your context length.
- Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3 is the smallest here: its weights need about 3.6 GB at 4-bit, against 4.0 GB for Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct.
- Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct reads the most text in one go here, 131,072 tokens, against 32,768 tokens for Qwen3-8B.
- The licences differ: Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct uses the Llama 3.1 Community License; Qwen3-8B and Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3 use Apache 2.0. The Llama 3.1 licence also allows commercial use, but needs a separate licence from Meta above 700 million monthly users and asks you to show “Built with Llama”; Apache 2.0 lets you use, change and sell products built on the model with few conditions.
Compare Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct with
Qwen3 8B vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Qwen3 8B and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct are two of the most widely used 8-billion-parameter open models. Both run on a single 8 GB GPU at 4-bit. They differ in license, context length and how they handle harder questions.
See the comparison vs Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct are two of the most common small open models to run yourself. Both fit on a single 8 GB GPU at 4-bit. They differ mainly in license and context length.
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