Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Comparison

Comparing Gemini 1.0 Pro and Llama 3.1 8B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Want to compare interactively?Try the playground

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 1.0 Pro outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU), while Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Mon Mar 16 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.0 Pro ($0.50/1M tokens) is 16.7x more expensive than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.0 Pro ($1.50/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct ($0.03/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 1.0 Pro is more expensive than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

Mon Mar 16 2026 • llm-stats.com

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$1.50

Best providerGoogle

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Input tokens$0.03

Output tokens$0.03

Best providerLambda

Notice missing or incorrect data?Start an Issue→

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Gemini 1.0 Pro's 32,760 tokens. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Gemini 1.0 Pro is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Input32,760 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Input131,072 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

Mon Mar 16 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.0 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 8B Instruct uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.0 Pro was released on 2024-02-15, while Llama 3.1 8B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is 5 months newer than Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.6 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.0 Pro has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-02-01, while Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

Gemini 1.0 Pro has more recent training data (up to 2024-02-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (2023-12-31).

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 2024

2 mo newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Dec 2023

Provider Availability

Gemini 1.0 Pro is available from Google. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available from Lambda, DeepInfra, Groq, Sambanova, Cerebras, Hyperbolic, Together, Fireworks, Bedrock. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.