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Codellama 70b Instruct vs Llama 2 70b Chat

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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Model

Codellama 70b Instruct

Context window

4K

4,096 tokens · ~3K words

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Model

Llama 2 70b Chat

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 70b Instruct4K
Llama 2 70b Chat4K

Same context window size for both models.

Codellama 70b Instruct and Llama 2 70b Chat have identical context windows (4K tokens). Llama 2 70b Chat is 0% cheaper on input.

Full specs

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

SpecCodellama 70b InstructLlama 2 70b Chat
Context window4,096 tokens (4K)4,096 tokens (4K)
Max output tokens4,096 tokens (4K)4,096 tokens (4K)
Speed tierDeepDeep
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 70b Instruct inCodellama 70b Instruct outLlama 2 70b Chat inLlama 2 70b Chat out
Anyscale$1.00/M$1.00/M$1.00/M$1.00/M

Frequently asked questions

Llama 2 70b Chat 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.

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Example: a multi-turn chat session

Without Mem0~128K tokens sent
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Repeated info
Old context
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