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GPT-4 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1

GPT-4 (2023) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1 (2025) are compact production models from OpenAI and NVIDIA AI. GPT-4 ships a 8k-token context window, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1 ships a 4k-token context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1 is safer overall; choose GPT-4 when coding workflow support matters.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalGPT-4Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1
Best formultimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed productionmultimodal apps
Decision fitCoding, Agents, and VisionVision
Context window8k4k
Cheapest output$60/1M tokens-
Provider routes4 tracked1 tracked
Shared benchmarks0 shared0 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose GPT-4 when...
  • GPT-4 has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
  • GPT-4 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
  • GPT-4 uniquely exposes JSON / Tool use, Structured outputs, and Code execution in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags GPT-4 for Coding, Agents, and Vision.
Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1 when...
  • Local decision data tags Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1 for Vision.

Monthly cost at traffic

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

GPT-4

$39,000

Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenAI API

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1

Unavailable

No complete token price in local provider data

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

Switch friction

GPT-4 -> Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for GPT-4 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Check replacement coverage for JSON / Tool use, Structured outputs, and Code execution before moving production traffic.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1 -> GPT-4
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1 and GPT-4; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • GPT-4 adds JSON / Tool use, Structured outputs, and Code execution in local capability data.

Specs

Specification
Released2023-03-142025-03-01
Context window8k4k
Parameters1.76T (8x222B MoE)*8B
ArchitectureMixture of ExpertsDecoder Only
LicenseProprietaryLlama 3 Community
OpennessProprietaryOpen weights
WeightsNot releasedUnknown
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: conditional
Knowledge cutoff2021-09-

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeGPT-4Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1
Input price$30/1M tokens-
Output price$60/1M tokens-
Providers

Capabilities

CapabilityGPT-4Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano VL 8B v1
VisionYesYes
MultimodalYesYes
ReasoningNoNo
JSON / Tool useYesNo
Structured outputsYesNo
Code executionYesNo
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-15. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.