ernie-4.5-21b-a3b vs @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Lower price
@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Faster
@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Higher efficiency
ernie-4.5-21b-a3b
Input price
$0.07
$0.00
Output price
$0.28
$0.00
Context window
131K
128K
Throughput
134 tok/s
171 tok/s
Availability
97.7%
99.5%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
ERNIE-4.5-21B-
-CF
Chat assistant
$54.60
$0.00
RAG / long context
$109.20
$0.00
Agent / tool use
$151.20
$0.00
Efficiency score: ernie-4.5-21b-a3b
Across price, speed and reliability, ernie-4.5-21b-a3b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is ernie-4.5-21b-a3b or @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct cheaper?+
@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct has the lower input price — $0.00 vs $0.07 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, ernie-4.5-21b-a3b or @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct?+
Across price, speed and reliability, ernie-4.5-21b-a3b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.