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Llama V3p3 70b vs Meta Llama3 1 70b 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.

Meta

Model

Llama V3p3 70b

Context window

131K

131,072 tokens · ~98K words

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Meta

Model

Meta Llama3 1 70b 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.

Llama V3p3 70b131K
Meta Llama3 1 70b Instruct128K

Llama V3p3 70b has about 1× the context window of the other in this pair.

Llama V3p3 70b has 2% more context capacity (131K vs 128K tokens). Llama V3p3 70b is 9% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Llama V3p3 70b. Its 131K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Llama V3p3 70b. Input tokens are 9% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Llama V3p3 70b. Its 131K 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 V3p3 70bMeta Llama3 1 70b Instruct
Context window131,072 tokens (131K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Max output tokens131,072 tokens (131K)2,048 tokens (2K)
Speed tierDeepDeep
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 V3p3 70b inLlama V3p3 70b outMeta Llama3 1 70b Instruct inMeta Llama3 1 70b Instruct out
Aws Bedrock$0.990/M$0.990/M
Fireworks$0.900/M$0.900/M

Frequently asked questions

Llama V3p3 70b has a larger context window: 131K 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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