Qwen 3.7 Flash vs Llama 3.1.8 B: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-10-28 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Llama 3.1.8 B is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.035 per million tokens versus
$0.055, a 36% difference.
Qwen 3.7 Flash offers the larger context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Llama 3.1.8 B.
Head to head
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | Llama 3.1.8 B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.030 | $0.030 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $0.130 | $0.050 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.055 | $0.035 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 131,072 |
| Vendor | qwen | llamagate |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Qwen 3.7 Flash | Llama 3.1.8 B |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.062 | $0.043 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $0.625 | $0.425 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $6.25 | $4.25 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Qwen 3.7 Flash when you need the longer context window (1,000,000 vs 131,072 tokens). Pick Llama 3.1.8 B when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.