Battle of the Models

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Llama 3.1 8B (Fast)

DEPRECATED

Cerebras

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 78/100
Model Popularity 0 votes
Context Window 8K
Pricing Model Free / Open
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Llama 3.1 70B (via routing)

DEPRECATED

Requesty

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 87/100
Context Window 128K
Pricing Model Commercial / Paid
Model Popularity 0 votes
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FINAL VERDICT

Llama 3.1 70B (via routing) Wins

With an intelligence score of 87/100 vs 78/100, Llama 3.1 70B (via routing) outperforms Llama 3.1 8B (Fast) by 9 points.

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Detailed Comparison

Feature
Llama 3.1 8B (Fast)
Llama 3.1 70B (via routing)
Context Window
8K 128K
Architecture
Transformer (Open Weight) Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score
~70-74% ~80-84%
Release Date
Jul 2024 Jul 2024
Pricing Model
Free Tier Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)
5 RPM, 30K uncached / 90K total TPM, 1M tokens per hour and per day (Free Trial) 60 RPM
Daily Limit
1M tokens/day 50 requests/day (new orgs) / 200 requests/day (paying orgs), shared across all free models
Capabilities
Reasoning
No specific data
Performance Tier
B-Tier (Strong) A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate
⚡ Very Fast ⚡ Fast
Primary Use Case
General Purpose General Purpose
Model Size
8B 70B
Limitations
  • Rate limited on free tier (30 RPM)
  • Daily token cap of 1M tokens
  • Requires underlying provider API keys
  • Free credit amount is limited
  • Routing adds minimal latency
Key Strengths
  • Instant Token Generation
  • Wafer-Scale Engine Speed
  • OpenAI API Compatibility
  • AI Router: automatic provider failover
  • Prompt caching for cost savings
  • Multi-provider load balancing

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