Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) is 96% cheaper than Claude 3.5 Haiku on blended 3:1 token pricing. Claude 3.5 Haiku costs $0.80/1M in and $4.00/1M out, while Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) costs $0.05/1M in and $0.08/1M out.
Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Compare verified input/output token rates, prompt caching discounts, latency tiers, and context limits between Anthropic and Groq (Meta).
| Metric / Feature | Claude 3.5 Haiku (Anthropic) | Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) (Groq (Meta)) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $0.80 | $0.05 |
| Output Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $4.00 | $0.08 |
| Prompt Caching Input Rate | $0.080/1M | Not Available |
| Blended 3:1 Rate (Production) | $1.600 / 1M | $0.058 / 1M |
| Max Context Window | 128k | 128k |
| Multimodal Vision | ❌ Text Only | ❌ Text Only |
| MMLU Benchmark | 75.2% | 73.0% |
| Throughput & Latency | Ultra-Fast (~95 t/s) | Blazing (~550 t/s) |
| Best For | Real-time agents, code completion, fast document scanning | Instant search indexing, real-time moderation, intent classification |
When to Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku
Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku if your workload requires real-time agents, code completion, fast document scanning. Ideal for teams needing Anthropic's infrastructure and ecosystem tooling.
When to Choose Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Choose Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) if your primary objective is instant search indexing, real-time moderation, intent classification. Ideal for scaling high-throughput pipelines with Groq (Meta).
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