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Codellama 34b Instruct vs Grok Code Fast 1 0825

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.

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Codellama 34b Instruct

Context window

4K

4,096 tokens · ~3K words

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Xai

Model

Grok Code Fast 1 0825

Tool calling

Context window

256K

256,000 tokens · ~192K 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.

Codellama 34b Instruct4K
Grok Code Fast 1 0825256K

Grok Code Fast 1 0825 has about 62.5× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Grok Code Fast 1 0825 has 6150% more context capacity (256K vs 4K tokens). Grok Code Fast 1 0825 is 80% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Grok Code Fast 1 0825. Its 256K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 4K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Grok Code Fast 1 0825. Input tokens are 80% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Grok Code Fast 1 0825. Its 256K 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.

SpecCodellama 34b InstructGrok Code Fast 1 0825
Context window4,096 tokens (4K)256,000 tokens (256K)
Max output tokens4,096 tokens (4K)256,000 tokens (256K)
Speed tierBalancedBalanced
VisionNoNo
Function callingNoYes
Extended thinkingNoYes
Prompt cachingNoYes
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.

ProviderCodellama 34b Instruct inCodellama 34b Instruct outGrok Code Fast 1 0825 inGrok Code Fast 1 0825 out
Anyscale$1.00/M$1.00/M——
Xai——$0.200/M$1.50/M

Frequently asked questions

Grok Code Fast 1 0825 has a larger context window: 256K tokens vs 4K. 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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