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Granite Guardian 3 3 8b vs Llama V3 8b 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.
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.
Same context window size for both models.
Granite Guardian 3 3 8b and Llama V3 8b Instruct have identical context windows (8K tokens). Llama V3 8b Instruct is 0% cheaper on input.
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Granite Guardian 3 3 8b | Llama V3 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 8,192 tokens (8K) | 8,192 tokens (8K) |
| Max output tokens | 8,192 tokens (8K) | 8,192 tokens (8K) |
| Speed tier | Fast | Fast |
| Vision | No | No |
| Function calling | No | No |
| Extended thinking | No | No |
| Prompt caching | No | No |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | N/A | N/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.
| Provider | Granite Guardian 3 3 8b in | Granite Guardian 3 3 8b out | Llama V3 8b Instruct in | Llama V3 8b Instruct out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireworks | — | — | $0.200/M | $0.200/M |
| Ibm Watsonx | $0.200/M | $0.200/M | — | — |
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