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Codellama 34b Instruct vs Yi 6b

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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Model

Yi 6b

Context window

4K

4,096 tokens · ~3K 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
Yi 6b4K

Same context window size for both models.

Codellama 34b Instruct and Yi 6b have identical context windows (4K tokens). Yi 6b is 80% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Yi 6b. Input tokens are 80% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

Full specs

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

SpecCodellama 34b InstructYi 6b
Context window4,096 tokens (4K)4,096 tokens (4K)
Max output tokens4,096 tokens (4K)4,096 tokens (4K)
Speed tierBalancedBalanced
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.

ProviderCodellama 34b Instruct inCodellama 34b Instruct outYi 6b inYi 6b out
Anyscale$1.00/M$1.00/M
Fireworks$0.200/M$0.200/M

Frequently asked questions

Yi 6b has a larger context window: 4K 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.

Powered by Mem0

Use a smaller model.
Get better results.

Mem0 gives your AI long-term memory so you stop re-sending context on every call. That means you can use a smaller, faster, cheaper model — and still get better answers.

Example: a multi-turn chat session

Without Mem0~128K tokens sent
Full history
Repeated info
Old context
With Mem0~20K tokens sent
Key memories
Current turn

80% less to send — works with any model