Llama 3 8B Instruct vs Skyfall 36B V2 (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Llama 3 8B Instruct vs. Skyfall 36B V2

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Overview

Llama 3 8B Instruct was released 10 months before Skyfall 36B V2.

	Llama 3 8B Instruct	Skyfall 36B V2
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development	Meta	TheDrummer
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once	8.2K tokens	32.8K tokens
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once	16.4K tokens	32.8K tokens
Release Date When this model first became publicly available	April 18, 2024 1 year ago April 18th, 2024	March 10, 2025 8 months ago March 10th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities

	Llama 3 8B Instruct	Skyfall 36B V2
Input Types Supported input formats	📝Text	📝Text
Output Types Supported output formats	📝Text	📝Text
Tokenizer Text encoding system	Llama3	Other
Key Features Advanced capabilities	✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation	Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source Model availability	Available on HuggingFace →	Available on HuggingFace →

Pricing

Llama 3 8B Instruct is roughly 0.06x less expensive compared to Skyfall 36B V2 for input tokens and roughly 0.07x less expensive for output tokens.

	Llama 3 8B Instruct	Skyfall 36B V2
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens	$0.03 per million tokens	$0.50 per million tokens
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens	$0.06 per million tokens	$0.80 per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Llama 3 8B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2.

	Llama 3 8B Instruct	Skyfall 36B V2
MMLU Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
MMMU Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Llama 3 8B Instruct and Skyfall 36B V2 unique.

Llama 3 8B Instruct by Meta can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 8.2K token context window. Very affordable at $0.03/M input and $0.06/M output tokens. Released April 18th, 2024.

Skyfall 36B V2 by TheDrummer is a text-based AI model. It can handle standard conversations with its 32.8K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.50/M input and $0.80/M output tokens. Released March 10th, 2025.