Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.00Output delta: $0.06Monthly delta: $3.24

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricMeta: Llama 3.1 8B InstructIBM: Granite 4.0 Micro
Developermeta-llamaibm-granite
Context Window16,384131,000
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.0200$0.0170
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$0.0500$0.1100
Projected Monthly Cost$5.40$8.64
Vision❌ No❌ No
Tool Calling✅ Yes❌ No
Structured Output✅ Yes❌ No
Reasoning❌ No❌ No
MMLU Score47.6N/A
GPQA25.9N/A

Price History

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$0.0200$0.0350$0.0500Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0200

Current Output / 1M

$0.0500

Price History

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$0.0170$0.0635$0.1100Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0170

Current Output / 1M

$0.1100

Cost Calculator

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01.0B
0500M

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

$5.40

per month

Lower cost

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro

$8.64

per month

Live Recommendation

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct saves $3.24/mo at this workload
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FAQ

Common questions for Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro?

IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper on input token cost by $0.00 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro?

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.06 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro?

$3.24 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.