Grok 4.7 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models

xAIGrok 4.7

Grok 4.7 is SpaceXAI's flagship model for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work, succeeding Grok 4.6.

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Reasoning estimated
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Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
▲500 K tokens
Max output
▲450 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$2.00
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$6.00
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.500
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲09/21/2026
Knowledge cutoff
2026-05
API id
x-ai/grok-4.7
Meta8B Instruct

Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
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Input
Output
Context
131 K tokens
Max output
118 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.050
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.080
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.025
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
07/23/2024
Knowledge cutoff
2023-12
API id
meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
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Which is the better API choice: Grok 4.7 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

  • Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: cheapest input (98% less than Grok 4.7)
  • Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: cheapest output
  • Grok 4.7: largest context (500 K)
  • Grok 4.7: the newest (09/21/2026)
  • Grok 4.7: most reasoning (estimated)
  • Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: the fastest (estimated)

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs 98% less on input and 99% less on output than Grok 4.7 ($0.050 / $0.080 versus $2.00 / $6.00 per million tokens). Grok 4.7 accepts more context (500 K). On capabilities, Grok 4.7 accepts images.

What would your product cost?

Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

Grok 4.7
$54.00/mo
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
$1.07/mo

With Llama 3.1 8B Instruct you save $52.93 a month versus Grok 4.7 (98% less).

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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: Grok 4.7 vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs 98% less on input and 99% less on output than Grok 4.7 ($0.050 / $0.080 versus $2.00 / $6.00 per million tokens). Grok 4.7 accepts more context (500 K). On capabilities, Grok 4.7 accepts images.

Which is cheaper: Grok 4.7 and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is cheaper: $0.050 per million input tokens and $0.080 per million output tokens, versus $2.00 / $6.00 for Grok 4.7.

Which has more context: Grok 4.7 and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Grok 4.7 accepts 500 K tokens of context; Llama 3.1 8B Instruct accepts 131 K.

Which is newer: Grok 4.7 and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Grok 4.7 was released on 09/21/2026; Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on 07/23/2024.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Grok 4.7 and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Grok 4.7: $54.00; Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: $1.07 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.