Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Llama 3.1 70B

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Llama 3.1 70B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Neither model has a directly sourced input price in this comparison. Neither model has a directly sourced output price in this comparison.

Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is 131K and Llama 3.1 70B is 131K.

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is open weight; Llama 3.1 70B is open weight.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is not documented with image input; Llama 3.1 70B is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is — and Llama 3.1 70B is —.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct: tool calling. Llama 3.1 70B: none of these features are definitively sourced. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has 1 sourced provider route; Llama 3.1 70B has 1, a tie.

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.