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Grok Code Fast 1 0825 vs Meta Llama3 1 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.

Xai

Model

Grok Code Fast 1 0825

Tool calling

Context window

256K

256,000 tokens · ~192K words

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Meta

Model

Meta Llama3 1 8b Instruct

Tool 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.

Grok Code Fast 1 0825256K
Meta Llama3 1 8b Instruct128K

Grok Code Fast 1 0825 has about 2× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Grok Code Fast 1 0825 has 100% more context capacity (256K vs 128K tokens). Grok Code Fast 1 0825 is 9% 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 128K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Grok Code Fast 1 0825. Input tokens are 9% 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.

SpecGrok Code Fast 1 0825Meta Llama3 1 8b Instruct
Context window256,000 tokens (256K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Max output tokens256,000 tokens (256K)2,048 tokens (2K)
Speed tierBalancedFast
VisionNoNo
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingYesNo
Prompt cachingYesNo
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.

ProviderGrok Code Fast 1 0825 inGrok Code Fast 1 0825 outMeta Llama3 1 8b Instruct inMeta Llama3 1 8b Instruct out
Aws Bedrock——$0.220/M$0.220/M
Xai$0.200/M$1.50/M——

Frequently asked questions

Grok Code Fast 1 0825 has a larger context window: 256K 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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