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Amazon Titan Text Lite vs Meta Llama 3 1 405b

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Amazon

Model

Amazon Titan Text Lite

Context window

42K

42,000 tokens · ~32K words

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Meta

Model

Meta Llama 3 1 405b

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Amazon Titan Text Lite42K
Meta Llama 3 1 405b128K

Meta Llama 3 1 405b has about 3× the context window of the other in this pair.

Meta Llama 3 1 405b has 204% more context capacity (128K vs 42K tokens). Meta Llama 3 1 405b is 60% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Meta Llama 3 1 405b. Its 128K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 42K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Meta Llama 3 1 405b. Input tokens are 60% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Amazon Titan Text Lite. Its 4K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecAmazon Titan Text LiteMeta Llama 3 1 405b
Context window42,000 tokens (42K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Max output tokens4,000 tokens (4K)2,048 tokens (2K)
Speed tierBalancedDeep
VisionNoNo
Function callingNoNo
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingNoNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderAmazon Titan Text Lite inAmazon Titan Text Lite outMeta Llama 3 1 405b inMeta Llama 3 1 405b out
Aws Bedrock$0.300/M$0.400/M
Azure$5.33/M$16.00/M
Hyperbolic$0.120/M$0.300/M
Nebius$1.00/M$3.00/M
Sambanova$5.00/M$10.00/M

Frequently asked questions

Meta Llama 3 1 405b has a larger context window: 128K tokens vs 42K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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