Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs 4.0x less per output token than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.05 vs $0.20 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.20
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.05
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Llama 3 8B Lunaris: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for a larger context window (33K against 8K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has results on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run); Llama 3 8B Lunaris has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct takes 33K tokens against 8K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.0002, Llama 3 8B Lunaris $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct not benchmarked, Llama 3 8B Lunaris not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 against Llama 3 8B Lunaris $0.05 per million output tokens, 4.0x apart.
- Context window
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct takes 33K tokens, Llama 3 8B Lunaris 8K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.5 | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 7.8% | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 35.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 2.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 72.9% | Not measured | Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Sao10K Llama 3 8B Lunaris |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | Sao10K |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | October 16, 2024 | August 13, 2024 |
| Context window | 33K | 8K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.10 | $0.04 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.20 | $0.05 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Qwen2.5 7B Instruct better than Llama 3 8B Lunaris for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for a larger context window (33K against 8K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Llama 3 8B Lunaris?
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Llama 3 8B Lunaris costs $0.04 and $0.05. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Llama 3 8B Lunaris?
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, with 33K tokens against 8K.
Has any benchmark tested both Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Llama 3 8B Lunaris?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has results on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run); Llama 3 8B Lunaris has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.