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Code Davinci 001 vs Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite

Code Davinci 001 (2021) and Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite (2025) compare a coding-specialized model against a standalone API model. Code Davinci 001 ships a not-yet-sourced context window, while Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite ships a 8k-token context window. This page treats the result as workflow and deployment fit, not a universal model winner.

Treat this as a product-type comparison: Code Davinci 001 is coding-specialized model, while Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite is standalone API model. Choose based on workflow fit before reading any benchmark or price row as decisive.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalCode Davinci 001Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite
Product typeCoding-specialized modelStandalone API model
Best forcustom coding agents and code generationtool-calling agents
Decision fitCodingAgents, Classification, and JSON / Tool use
Context window8k
Cheapest output-$0.10/1M tokens
Provider routes0 tracked1 tracked
Shared benchmarks0 shared0 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose Code Davinci 001 when...
  • Local decision data tags Code Davinci 001 for Coding.
Choose Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite when...
  • Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
  • Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
  • Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite uniquely exposes JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite for Agents, Classification, and JSON / Tool use.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Code Davinci 001

Unavailable

No complete token price in local provider data

Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite

$105

Cheapest tracked route/tier: Together AI

Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.

Switch friction

Code Davinci 001 -> Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Code Davinci 001 and Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite adds JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs in local capability data.
Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite -> Code Davinci 001
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite and Code Davinci 001; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Check replacement coverage for JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.

Specs

Specification
Released2021-07-012025-07-15
Context window8k
Parameters8B
ArchitectureDecoder OnlyDecoder Only
LicenseProprietaryLlama 3 Community
OpennessProprietaryOpen weights
WeightsNot releasedUnknown
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: conditional
Knowledge cutoff-2024-03

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeCode Davinci 001Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite
Input price-$0.10/1M tokens
Output price-$0.10/1M tokens
Providers-

Capabilities

CapabilityCode Davinci 001Together AI - Llama 3 8B Lite
VisionNoNo
MultimodalNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
JSON / Tool useNoYes
Structured outputsNoYes
Code executionNoNo
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.

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Last reviewed: 2026-07-09. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.