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FLUX.1 Schnell vs Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

FLUX.1 Schnell is not currently in the Allocate serving catalog, so this page lists no prices for it: every price on this site comes from the live catalog.

F FLUX.1 Schnell Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
LabBlack Forest LabsMeta
AccessNot served on AllocateOpen weights
Context windown/a4K tokens
List price, inputNot served$3.5 / M tokens
List price, outputNot served$3.5 / M tokens
Cached inputn/an/a
LicenseNot listedLlama community
Fine-tunableYesYes

Specifications and provider list prices from the Allocate catalog, checked 2026-09-12.

Choose FLUX.1 Schnell for

  • Draft and thumbnail generation
  • High-volume image pipelines
  • Open-weight image work
FLUX.1 Schnell details →

Choose Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct for

  • Training toward a model you own
Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct details →

Common questions

Which has the bigger context window?

Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct: 4,096 tokens (4K) against an unlisted window for FLUX.1 Schnell.

Can I fine-tune FLUX.1 Schnell or Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct?

Both publish open weights (FLUX.1 Schnell: Not listed; Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct: Llama community), so both can be fine-tuned. On Allocate the trained weights stay inside your boundary and belong to you.

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