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Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct vs Moonshot V1 Auto
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.
Model
Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct
Context window
128K
128,000 tokens · ~96K words
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.
Moonshot V1 Auto has about 1× the context window of the other in this pair.
Moonshot V1 Auto has 2% more context capacity (131K vs 128K tokens). Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct is 82% cheaper on input.
Quick verdicts
Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.
Long document processing
Use Moonshot V1 Auto. Its 131K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).
RAG / high-volume retrieval
Use Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct. Input tokens are 82% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.
Long output (reports, code files)
Use Moonshot V1 Auto. 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.
| Spec | Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct | Moonshot V1 Auto |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 128,000 tokens (128K) | 131,072 tokens (131K) |
| Max output tokens | 4,096 tokens (4K) | 131,072 tokens (131K) |
| Speed tier | Fast | Balanced |
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Function calling | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct in | Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct out | Moonshot V1 Auto in | Moonshot V1 Auto out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aws Bedrock | $0.350/M | $0.350/M | — | — |
| Moonshot | — | — | $2.00/M | $5.00/M |
Frequently asked questions
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