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Llama 2 13b Chat vs Llama V3p1 405b

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

Llama 2 13b Chat

Context window

4K

4,096 tokens · ~3K words

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Model

Llama V3p1 405b

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.

Llama 2 13b Chat4K
Llama V3p1 405b128K

Llama V3p1 405b has about 31.3× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Llama V3p1 405b has 3025% more context capacity (128K vs 4K tokens). Llama 2 13b Chat is 91% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Llama V3p1 405b. Its 128K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 4K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Llama 2 13b Chat. Input tokens are 91% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Llama V3p1 405b. 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.

SpecLlama 2 13b ChatLlama V3p1 405b
Context window4,096 tokens (4K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Max output tokens4,096 tokens (4K)16,384 tokens (16K)
Speed tierFastDeep
VisionNoNo
Function callingNoYes
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.

ProviderLlama 2 13b Chat inLlama 2 13b Chat outLlama V3p1 405b inLlama V3p1 405b out
Anyscale$0.250/M$0.250/M——
Fireworks——$3.00/M$3.00/M

Frequently asked questions

Llama V3p1 405b has a larger context window: 128K 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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