Llama 3.1 70B vs gpt-oss-120b

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Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v4.4UnrankedNot in the 57-model eligible cohort#43 of 570.0 score · 1/3 sources · single-source provisional · missing LiveBench, ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 0.0–66.7
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.0296Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.136Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens131K131K
Model facts checkedAug 28, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldLlama-3.1-70Bgpt-oss-120b
DeveloperMetaOpenAI
FamilyLlama 3 1 70bGpt Oss 120b
ModelLlama-3.1-70Bgpt-oss-120b
VersionLlama-3.1-70Bgpt-oss-120b
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2024-07-23Unknown
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesTextText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window131K131K
Total parameters70.6B116.8B
Active parametersUnknown5.1B
Licensellama3.1apache-2.0
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessHugging Face (Standard)Cerebras (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Serverless, Standard), Groq (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Serverless, Standard)
Capabilitiesgenerationchat, generation, reasoning, tools

Llama 3.1 70B Capabilities

generation
Serving providers1
Canonical IDmeta-llama/Llama-3.1-70B

gpt-oss-120b Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers7
Canonical IDopenai/gpt-oss-120b

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Llama 3.1 70B vs gpt-oss-120b FAQs

Is Llama 3.1 70B or gpt-oss-120b better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Llama 3.1 70B and gpt-oss-120b, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 70B or gpt-oss-120b?+

Only gpt-oss-120b has a directly sourced input price: $0.0296 per million tokens. Only gpt-oss-120b has a directly sourced output price: $0.136 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, Llama 3.1 70B or gpt-oss-120b?+

Both models have the same sourced context window: 131,072 tokens each.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Llama 3.1 70B or gpt-oss-120b?+

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

Can Llama 3.1 70B or gpt-oss-120b be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same sourced self-hosting status: supported. Llama 3.1 70B is open weight; gpt-oss-120b is open weight.

Can Llama 3.1 70B and gpt-oss-120b understand images?+

Llama 3.1 70B is not documented with image input; gpt-oss-120b is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Llama 3.1 70B or gpt-oss-120b?+

Neither model has a sourced maximum output in this comparison, so a larger limit cannot be determined.

Do Llama 3.1 70B and gpt-oss-120b support reasoning and tool use?+

Llama 3.1 70B: none of these features are definitively sourced. gpt-oss-120b: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Llama 3.1 70B or gpt-oss-120b?+

Llama 3.1 70B has 1 sourced provider route; gpt-oss-120b has 7, so gpt-oss-120b has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Llama 3.1 70B or gpt-oss-120b?+

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.

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