Can I run Cohere Command Light Text or Llama 3 8b cheaper on another provider?

Some models are available on inference providers like Together AI, Groq, and Fireworks AI at lower prices. Check each model's pricing page for the full provider comparison.

What is the context window difference between Cohere Command Light Text and Llama 3 8b?

Llama 3 8b has a larger context window at 8K tokens vs 4K. This matters for long documents, large codebases, and extended conversation histories.

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Cohere Command Light Text vs Llama 3 8b

Pricing is only the shared seller matrix below. Best rates and catalog map are separate sections, so no chart is embedded in pricing. Open the calculator for the same workload on each side.

CohereCommand

Model

Cohere Command Light Text

Best N/A in · N/A out

Context window 4K

Pricing

MetaLlama 3

Model

Llama 3 8b

Best $0.040 in · $0.040 out

Context window 8K

Pricing

Cohere Command Light Text is cheaper across the board — 100% cheaper on input and 100% cheaper on output.

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Pricing matrix

Shared sellers only. Each row is a host that lists both models. Dollar amounts are per 1M tokens. Lowest in each pair of columns is emphasized.

Provider	Cohere Command Light Text in	Cohere Command Light Text out	Llama 3 8b in	Llama 3 8b out
Aws Bedrock	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Novita	N/A	N/A	$0.040	$0.040
Openrouter	N/A	N/A	$0.040	$0.040
Replicate	N/A	N/A	$0.050	$0.250
Vercel Ai Gateway	N/A	N/A	$0.050	$0.080

Best listed rates (this pair)

Same "best row in current pricing" logic as model pages: a compact view of the lowest input and output we show for each side. This is not the seller matrix.

Catalog map · Cohere · Meta

Each chart uses real catalog rows that include both list input and list output ($/1M). Larger green dots are the models on this comparison page; accent dots are other active models from that provider.

Cohere · input vs output

Scatter chart: X = input $/M, Y = output $/M. This page's models are labeled on the green dots; hover others for detail.

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Meta · input vs output

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Specifications

Each column header is the full model name. Tint marks the favorable value where we compute a winner.

Spec

Cohere Command Light Text

Llama 3 8b

Context window: 4,096 tokens; 8,086 tokens
Max output tokens: 4,096 tokens; 8,086 tokens
Vision: No; No
Function calling: No; No
Streaming: No; No
Release date: N/A; N/A

Cost calculator

Same requests, input tokens, and output tokens for both columns. Pick the provider row that matches how you buy.

Cohere Command Light Text

Llama 3 8b

Requests / day

Input tokens

Output tokens

Cohere Command Light Text

Monthly

$0.0000

Annual

$0.0000

Llama 3 8b

Monthly

$18

Annual

$219

Save $18/month with Cohere Command Light Text

When to pick which

Short takeaways: no cards, just the points. Validate with your own workloads.

Long-context tasks
Use Llama 3 8b. Its 8K context window handles large codebases and documents better than 4K.
Long output (reports, code files)
Use Llama 3 8b. Its 8K max output limit reduces the need to split requests.

Frequently asked questions

Cohere Command Light Text is cheaper on both input and output tokens.

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