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Llama 3.1 405B

by Metaopen weights
Llama 3 family
Parameters
405B
Context window
128K tokens
Released
2024-07-23
Input price / 1M tok
$3.00
Output price / 1M tok
$3.00
Modality
tools

About Llama 3.1 405B

Meta's largest open-weight model — the model that made 'open frontier LLM' credible. GPT-4-tier benchmarks with fully released weights. Runs on cloud providers like Together, Fireworks, and Groq at meaningfully lower price than closed peers.

Strengths

  • Open weights
  • GPT-4-class benchmarks
  • Wide cloud availability
  • Predictable pricing

Weaknesses

  • Text-only
  • Weaker than Llama 4 on most tasks
  • Requires 8×H100 to self-host

Best for

On-prem RAGFine-tuningCost-sensitive production
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