Updated April 2026 · Independent Analysis
Llama 3.1vsGemini 1.5 Pro
Llama 3.1 is free; Gemini 1.5 Pro starts at $20/mo. Gemini 1.5 Pro is rated higher at 4.5/5 vs Llama 3.1's 4.3/5.
Llama 3.1vs Gemini 1.5 Pro
★ 4.3/5-0.2 vs Gemini 1.5 Pro
Only in Llama 3.1
- ✦ Open-source weights
- ✦ 128K context window
- ✦ Commercial license
✓ Free plan10M+ users · est. 2024
Try Llama 3.1 Free →
Gemini 1.5 Provs Llama 3.1
★ 4.5/5+0.2 vs Llama 3.1
Only in Gemini 1.5 Pro
- ✦ 1M token context window
- ✦ Multimodal (text/image/video/audio)
- ✦ Streaming
✓ Free planFrom $20/mo50M+ users · est. 2024
Try Gemini 1.5 Pro Free →Ratings Breakdown
Llama 3.1
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.2/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Gemini 1.5 Pro
4.5/5 avg
G2 Score4.5/5
Capterra Score4.4/5
G2 Rating4.5/5
Quick Stats
Free Plan
Llama 3.1Yes ✓
Gemini 1.5 ProYes ✓
Feature Comparison
Llama 3.1 uniquely offers Open-source weights, 128K context window, Commercial license. Gemini 1.5 Pro uniquely offers 1M token context window, Multimodal (text/image/video/audio), Streaming. Both share 6 features including Code generation, Function calling, JSON mode.
Feature
Llama 3.1
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Code generation
✓
✓
Function calling
✓
✓
JSON mode
✓
✓
Multi-language
✓
✓
Tool use
✓
✓
Batch processing
✓
✓
Open-source weights
✓
✗
128K context window
✓
✗
Commercial license
✓
✗
Self-hostable
✓
✗
Multiple model sizes (8B/70B/405B)
✓
✗
Fine-tuning
✓
✗
Quantization support
✓
✗
GGUF format
✓
✗
HuggingFace integration
✓
✗
RAG support
✓
✗
Local deployment
✓
✗
Custom training
✓
✗
Community ecosystem
✓
✗
No data sent to third parties
✓
✗
1M token context window
✗
✓
Multimodal (text/image/video/audio)
✗
✓
Streaming
✗
✓
API access
✗
✓
Google Search integration
✗
✓
System prompts
✗
✓
Video understanding
✗
✓
Audio understanding
✗
✓
File uploads
✗
✓
Real-time data
✗
✓
Document analysis
✗
✓
Enterprise SSO
✗
✓
Grounding
✗
✓
Citation
✗
✓
Total Features
20
20
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Llama 3.1 if you need:
- ✓ Open-source weights
- ✓ 128K context window
- ✓ Commercial license
- ✓ Self-hostable
- ✓ Multiple model sizes (8B/70B/405B)
Choose Gemini 1.5 Pro if you need:
- ✓ 1M token context window
- ✓ Multimodal (text/image/video/audio)
- ✓ Streaming
- ✓ API access
- ✓ Google Search integration
Pricing Comparison
Llama 3.1 is free; Gemini 1.5 Pro starts at $20/mo.
Llama 3.1 Plans
Free tier available
Free (open-source)
Free- • Commercial use allowed
- • Self-host anywhere
Via API providers
Free- • Groq, Together AI, etc.
- • $0.05-0.9/1M tokens
Gemini 1.5 Pro Plans
Free tier available
Free
Free- • Gemini 1.5 Flash
- • Basic features
AdvancedBest Value
$20/month- • Gemini 1.5 Pro
- • 1M context
- • Google Workspace integration
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