Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

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This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.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

NVIDIA NIM

Intelligence Score 85/100

Context Window 1M Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 85/100 vs 78/100, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B outperforms Llama 3.1 8B (Fast) by 7 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Llama 3.1 8B (Fast)	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B
Context Window	8K	1M Context
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~70-74%	~80-84%
Release Date	Jul 2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	5 RPM, 30K uncached / 90K total TPM, 1M tokens per hour and per day (Free Trial)	40 requests/minute
Daily Limit	1M tokens/day	-
Capabilities	Reasoning	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Very Fast	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	8B	30B
Limitations	Rate limited on free tier (30 RPM) Daily token cap of 1M tokens	Phone number verification required Free credits are limited Rate limits on free tier
Key Strengths	Instant Token Generation Wafer-Scale Engine Speed OpenAI API Compatibility	High performance models