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GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) vs Meta Llama3 2 90b Instruct

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.

Openai

Model

GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)

Image inputTool calling

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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Meta

Model

Meta Llama3 2 90b Instruct

Image inputTool calling

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.

GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)128K
Meta Llama3 2 90b Instruct128K

Same context window size for both models.

GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) and Meta Llama3 2 90b Instruct have identical context windows (128K tokens). GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) is 92% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18). Input tokens are 92% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18). Its 16K 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.

SpecGPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)Meta Llama3 2 90b Instruct
Context window128,000 tokens (128K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Max output tokens16,384 tokens (16K)4,096 tokens (4K)
Speed tierFastBalanced
VisionYesYes
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingYesNo
Batch APIYesNo
Release dateJul 2024N/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.

ProviderGPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) inGPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) outMeta Llama3 2 90b Instruct inMeta Llama3 2 90b Instruct out
Aws Bedrock$2.00/M$2.00/M
Azure$0.165/M$0.660/M
Openai$0.150/M$0.600/M

Frequently asked questions

Meta Llama3 2 90b Instruct has a larger context window: 128K tokens vs 128K. 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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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

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